Recipes
Chinese Dumpling Soup
6 servings
15-30 min
Easy
Here’s an absurdly easy version of wonton soup— the Chinese take-out classic— and a quick meal when you want to make a mad dash to the TV after work to stream the latest. The wontons or pot stickers don’t fall apart so easily. Of course, a few may come undone. They just add a little more body and flavor to the broth.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Press the Sauté. Set the for High, More, or Custom 400°F and set the time for 10 minutes.
- Stir the broth, scallions, ham, soy sauce or tamari, and ginger in an Instant Pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until many wisps of steam rise from the mixture. Stir in the frozen dumplings. Turn off the Sauté function and lock the lid onto the pot.
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Option 1 Max Pressure Cooker
Press Pressure Cook on Max pressure for 3 minutes with the Keep Warm setting off. -
Option 2 All Pressure Cookers
Press Soup/Broth or Pressure Cook (Manual) on High pressure for 4 minutes with the Keep Warm setting off. The valve must be closed. - Use the quick-release method to bring the pot’s pressure back to normal. Unlatch the lid and open the pot. Stir well before serving.
Notes
• For a more complex flavor, substitute five-spice powder for the ground dried ginger.
• For a more gingery flavor, add up to 1 tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger with the soup ingredients.
• For a more savory flavor, add up to 1 sheet kombu (a dried seaweed) with the soup ingredients. Remove the kombu before serving.
• For more heft, stir 2 cups stemmed, washed, and shredded baby bok choy or bagged shredded Brussels sprouts into the soup when you open the pot in step 5. Simmer on the Sauté setting at Medium, Normal, or Custom 300°F for 1–2 minutes to wilt the vegetable before serving.
• Garnish the servings with sambal oelek or another chunky red chile sauce, if desired.
• For a more gingery flavor, add up to 1 tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger with the soup ingredients.
• For a more savory flavor, add up to 1 sheet kombu (a dried seaweed) with the soup ingredients. Remove the kombu before serving.
• For more heft, stir 2 cups stemmed, washed, and shredded baby bok choy or bagged shredded Brussels sprouts into the soup when you open the pot in step 5. Simmer on the Sauté setting at Medium, Normal, or Custom 300°F for 1–2 minutes to wilt the vegetable before serving.
• Garnish the servings with sambal oelek or another chunky red chile sauce, if desired.
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Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough
In this duo, Bruce Weinstein is the chef and Mark Scarbrough, the writer. Together, they’ve published over 35 cookbooks, hit international best-seller lists, won national and international awards, and have been interviewed by the best, from Lester Holt to Barbara Walters. Weinstein also writes knitting books, designs patterns, and teaches knitting workshops. Besides writing their cookbooks, Scarbrough also teaches literature classes; has a podcast called Walking With Dante, where he takes you on journey from hell to paradise; and has written a memoir, BOOKMARKED: HOW THE GREAT WORKS OF WESTERN LITERATURE F*CKED UP MY LIFE.
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