Ingredients
1 quartered whole chicken
1 water
1 oz piece pork tenderloin
6 stalks celery cut on the diagonal
1 diced large onion
1/4 head cabbage thinly sliced
3 carrots cut on the diagonal
2 diced potatoes
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 green onions finely chopped
2 eggs slightly beaten
1 wonton wrappers
1 egg white slightly beaten
Directions
Place chicken and pork in a pot. Cover with water, bring to a boil.
Add celery, onion, cabbage, carrots, potatoes and soy sauce. SImmer
about 2 hours. Remove pork, chop finely. Debone and skin chicken and
chop finely. Combine pork and chicken with green onions and eggs. Mix
thoroughly. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of mixture in center of each
wonton wrapper. Brush edges of wrapper with egg white. Fold in half
to form a triangle, pressing edges together to seal tightly. Cover
with damp cloth while filling remaining wontons. While soup is
simmering, carefully drop in wontons. Bring back to boil, then simmer
until wontons become transparent. Season to taste with soy sauce.
Servings: 6 servings
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Categories: Soup
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We hope you enjoy this Poor Man's Soup recipe.
