Wonton Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 egg, beaten
1/4 c. finely chopped onion
1/4 c. finely chopped water chestnuts
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. grated fresh ginger
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1/2 lb. ground pork
4 to 5 oz. tiny shrimp, chopped
20 wonton skins
8 c. water

Preparation

In medium bowl, combine egg, onion, water chestnuts, soy sauce, ginger, sugar, salt, pepper, pork and shrimp; mix well. One at a time, position wonton skins with point towards you. Place 1 rounded teaspoonful of filling in center of each skin. Fold bottom point up over filling, tucking point under filling. Roll once to enclose filling.
Press down on both sides of filling.
Moisten right corner of wonton with water.
Grasp the right and left corners of the skin and bring them together below the filling, overlapping the left corner over the right and pressing to seal.
In large saucepan, heat water to boiling.
Drop wontons into water one at a time, keeping water boiling.
Simmer, uncovered, for about 5 minutes. Remove and rinse with cold water. Drain thoroughly.