Easy Wonton Soup

Ingredients:
For the wonton:
1/4 kilo ground pork
2 cloves garlic, ground
1 teaspoon ginger, ground
1 medium onion, minced finely
1 scallion (1 tablespoon), chopped finely
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
a pinch of ground pepper
20 pieces wonton wrapper

For the soup:
2 cups chicken stock
2 cups water
1 tablespoon soy sauce
3 cloves garlic, smashed but not sliced
1 thumb size ginger, smashed not sliced
1 scallion
salt and pepper to taste

Procedures:
1. In a pot over medium heat, add all soup ingredients and let it boil (covered)for 10 to 15 minutes. Turn off the heat.
2. To make the wonton, combine all the wonton ingredients in a bowl except the wonton wrapper. Mix until all the ingredients are evenly combined.
2. Take a wonton wrapper on one hand and brush edges with cold water using your finger tip. Put ½ teaspoon of filling in center of wrapper. Fold in half, triangle shape and seal it tightly by pinching edges together with your fingers. Brush one of lower side corners of triangle with water and bring right and left corner together and press well. Repeat until you finish with wonton filling and wrappers. Set aside.
3. Remove all solid ingredients from the soup and turn on heat and let it boil. Add the wontons simmer for 10-15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.Transfer to serving bowl and garnish with chopped scallions.

Pork Meatball Curry


Ingredients:
1/3 kilo ground pork
1 teaspoon parsley leaves chopped, reserve some leaves for garnish if desired
1 medium onions chopped
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoon curry powder dissolved in water to form a paste
4 tomates, chopped
1/2 cup string beans, cut into 2 inches length
1 green chili, cut diagonally
Oil for frying

Procedures:
1. To make the meatballs, season ground pork with 1 teaspoon salt at dash of pepper, add ground parsley and half of the chopped onion. Mix well, scoop about a tablespoon and roll into ball. Do the same for the rest. Put oil in a pan over medium heat and cook meatballs until brown all over. Remove meatballs from pan.
2. In the same pan, reduce the oil for sauteing.Add the onion and saute until translucent. Add the curry paste and cook until fragrant. Add the tomatoes and about 1/2 cup water. Simmer uncovered stirring occasionally until tomatoes are soft around 5 minutes.
3. Add back the meatballs and put the beans. Cover pan and simmer until the beans are tender,around 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to serving bowl and garnish with parsley.