Chicken soup with chicken wontons

Name: Chicken soup with chicken wontons
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 6 cups One-Hour Chicken Stock or other stock; 5 stalks lemongrass, trimmed and roughly chopped; 6 cups One-Hour Chicken Stock or other stock; 1 clove garlic; 2 tablespoons peeled and julienned ginger; 2 ounces ginger, roughly chopped (don’t bother to peel); ½ small chile (optional); ¼ cup minced scallions; 2 tablespoons minced cilantro; Twelve 2-inch-square wonton wrappers; ½ cup chopped scallions or chives; 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast, about 12 ounces; 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast, about 12 ounces; ½ small chile, minced (optional); 1 tablespoon peeled and minced ginger; ½ cup chopped scallions or chives

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

Wonton wrappers are sold in virtually every supermarket in the country and are easy to handle.

Ingredients

6 cups One-Hour Chicken Stock or other stock
5 stalks lemongrass, trimmed and roughly chopped

Soup

Method

Combine the stock, lemongrass, chopped ginger, ½ chile, if using, and garlic in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes, then strain the stock. Reheat to a simmer with the julienned ginger.
While the stock is simmering, chop the chicken breast into ¼-inch dice (you can use a food processor for this, but be careful not to grind the meat too fine). Com