California Avocado-Mushroom Wonton Soup
Ingredients
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- 8 oz cremini mushroom|cremini or white mushrooms, chopped coarsely
- 3 medium Hass Avocado|California avocados (ripe but firm), cut in tiny dice
- ¼ cup medium sherry wine
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- ½ cup finely chopped green onions|green onion (white and pale green only)
- 1 tbsp + 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tbsp + 1 teaspoon Asian (toasted) sesame oil
- ½ tbsp cornstarch
- ½ tbsp freshly grated ginger
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 egg, beaten
- 72 thin wonton noodles|wonton strips ==
- 4½ quarts seasoned broth <ref>Simmer, covered, 5 quarts clear vegetable stock or clear chicken stock, 2 ounces sliced ginger, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons medium sherry wine, and salt to taste for 30 minutes.</ref>
- ¾ pound shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced <ref>You may use one or more varieties of mushrooms.</ref>
- 2 Hass Avocado|California avocados, cut in ?" dice
- 6 oz baby spinach leaves
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice ==
- as needed cilantro|coriander leaves
- as needed carrot threads <ref>To make carrot threads, pull zester down length of peeled carrot; repeat.</ref>
- Gently combine mushroom and avocado with remaining ingredients.
- Lay out wonton wrappers a batch at a time with bottom point facing you (diamond shape).
- Brush a border of egg around wrap.
- Put a generous teaspoon of filling in the lower half of the diamond.
- Fold over top point to meet bottom to form a triangle; tightly seal edges by pressing firmly.
- Brush egg on tip of right triangle on each filled wonton.
- Bring it around to form a circle with left triangle; press firmly to join.
- Cook wontons in batches in lightly salted boiling water until firm, 2 to 3 minutes; remove with a slotted spoon.
- Reserve cooked wontons. ==
- Heat ¾ cup seasoned broth, ½ ounce shiitake slices, 2 tablespoons diced avocado, a few baby spinach leaves, and 1 teaspoon lemon juice.
- When liquid comes to a simmer, add 3 wontons; heat through.
- Pour into serving bowl; garnish with some cilantro|coriander leaves and carrot threads.
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