Recipe: Homemade Pork and Prawn Wantans in Soup

When I was growing up, we loved going out on weekends to have wantan mee. Served along with the wantan mee are these bouncy and juicy wantans (usually made from pork) in a small bowl of soup. Then, when I was studying overseas, I learnt how to make wantans whenever I craved them and thankfully, the wantan skins are easily accessible from Asian supermarkets.

Homemade Pork and Prawn Wantans in Soup

I have not made wantans for a few years now, but my daughter is incredibly fond of them, so I made some when I made some char siew (BBQ pork) last week (recipe coming up soon!). For our homemade wantans, the filling is a combination of minced pork, diced prawns and spring onions. I encouraged the kids to give it a try too - wrapping the wantans is FUN! (see Step 2 in recipe for step-by-step instructions).

Baby C with her first homemade wantan

Baby D giving it a go too - with a little help from mummy

In wantan mee stalls, the wantans are served in a small bowl of soup, usually seasoned with MSG (we never drink it, otherwise we'd be very thirsty for the rest of the day!). Since my kids love drinking soup, I cooked them in chicken broth. Baby C absolutely adored the wantans, as they were plump and juicy. Hip hip hooray!

Homemade Pork and Prawn Wantans in Soup
Recipe by Baby Sumo
Preparation time: 20-30 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Makes 30


Ingredients
200g pork mince
70g peeled prawns, diced
1 1/2 tbsp spring onions, finely chopped
2 tsp light soy sauce
A pinch of salt
A pinch of white pepper
1 tsp ginger wine
30 wantan skins

To serve
1.5l chicken stock
Salt, to taste
2 tbsp spring onions, finely chopped


1.  In a bowl, place the pork mince, prawns, spring onions, soy sauce, white pepper, and ginger wine. Mix well and marinate for 10-15 minutes.

2. To wrap wantans: Prepare a small bowl of water. Take 1 piece of wantan skin, and place a small mound (roughly 1 tsp) of filling in the centre. Dip your finger into the water, and run it around the edges of the wantan wrapper. Bring the opposite edges together to form a triangle. Gather the top of the wantan skins and seal with more water to form a wantan parcel.

3. Place chicken stock in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to the boil. Once boiling, add the wantans (cook in 4 batches) and cook until the wantans float to the top, about 1 1/2-2 minutes.

4. Serve in a small bowl with some chicken stock and garnish with some spring onions.

Note: Your children can help wrap the wantans (Step 2).

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