I recently discovered cooking videos on about.com. I was going through my freezer and found two opened bags of shrimp. I googled shrimp recipes and found one for shrimp wonton soup. Great Ithought! I have everything for that! Turns out my wonton wrappers had molded, so I ended up cutting up my egg roll wrappers – worked perfectly!
Shrimp Wontons
- 12 ounces shrimp (that’s what I ended up having after peeling the frozen shrimp)
- handful fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon spicy stir fry sauce
![P6140002 throw everything in the food processor and pulse until just mixed](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/p6140002.jpg)
![P6140004 it doesn't look pretty - but the end result is delicious!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/p61400041.jpg)
![P6140005 each wonton held about 1/2 teaspoon of the shrimp mixture](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/p61400051.jpg)
![P6140006 it made a lot!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/p61400061.jpg)
Then boil – I gently put them in the water and swirled the water with a spoon so they wouldn’t stick to the bottom of the pot. You know when they are ready when they rise to the top – about 2 to 3 minutes.
![P6140009 all done!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/p61400092.jpg)
The base of the soup is 8 cups chicken broth, 2 diced carrots, sliced peapods, bean sprouts, grated ginger and crushed red pepper flakes.
![P6150009 2 cup serving comes in at 260 calories, 4.5 fat ,12 protein, 29 carbs and 6 fiber](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/p6150009.jpg)
![P6150010 with a boring salad - I forgot my veggies at home! Oh well, with 1 tsp. Annie's goddess dressing](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/p6150010.jpg)
All together lunch comes in at 373 calories, 14 fat, 13 protein, 52 carbs and 7 fiber.
Quick questions – this week’s BSI challenge is “greens.” Do you think baby spinach is considered a green, or just things like kale and turnip greens?
And I am proud to say I walked for 45 minutes at lunch and it felt so good, but my calves really felt the hills today!!
Lunch break is ovah! Come back tonight – I switched up the menu a bit based on our weather, so tonight is Grilled Boneless Pork Chops! See you then! 😀
I am totally impressed that you make your own wontons. I am too lazy and buy mine! Looks delicious!
Delicious! Wontons are a favorite at our house. I am not sure if any would make it to the soup though.
ooh, scrumptious, i need to make some shrimp soon 🙂
I think spinach is a green
What a gorgeous soup – those stuffed wontons look incredible!
I should try my hand at making wontons one of these days! They don’t seem TOO hard, I just need to remember to buy things for it 🙂
Oops! Sorry, I was logged in as my husband (Mr. Thinspired)!! If you could delete that it would be great 😉
Your soup looks awesome. Some of my best memories with my grandmother as a child were of rolling won tons. I think she used a pork/shrimp mixture but I am not sure. Fresh cilantro is key though…yours look great!
Oooh, I love wonton soup. Why do I not think to make things like this when it is obviously so easy?!
Gosh that looks so yummy! I love anything Asian. Thanks for stopping by and visiting my blog and my thrift store find today. I’ll be back to visit here – I LOVE food and looks like some delish recipes are lurking around here.
I have wonton wrappers in the fridge I need to use – I’m going to try these tonight!!!
Umm I think “technically” greens are from the tops of certain plants, whereas spinach is the plant itself so its not considered a green. But, if I were the host I’d let it slide since it’s leafy and green – maybe ask her if she’d accept spinach leaves?