4. Dumpling Soup with Shrimp

Ingredients:
6 cups chicken broth
16 pieces pork frozen dumplings
1 tablespoon minced ginger
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon Shiaoxing (cooking wine)
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 heads bok choy
½ pound shrimp peeled and deveined
3 scallions thinly sliced
Salt and pepper to taste
Chili oil (optional)

To make the soup, in a medium saucepan over high heat, combine the broth, ginger, soy sauce, cooking wine, and sesame oil and bring to a simmer.

Cover the pot, reduce the heat to medium, and let simmer for about 10 minutes. Drop in the wontons cook until it float to the top, about 5 minutes. Add in shrimp, bokchoy and green onions to the broth and cook until the shrimp are pink. Seasoned if needed.

Using a slotted spoon, transfer the shrimp and bok choy to 4 serving bowls, dividing equally. Next, place cooked dumplings in each serving bowl.

Serve the soup by ladling the broth over the shrimp, wontons, and bok choy.

Serve with chili oil if desired.