Wonton soup

Ingredients

• Wontons

  • 1/2 lb (225 g) medium ground pork
  • 1/4 lb (115 g) peeled shrimp, chopped
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) canned water chestnuts, finely chopped
  • 3 green onions, the white parts finely chopped and the green tops reserved
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) soy sauce
  • Salt and pepper
  • 30 wonton wrappers

• Soup

  • 6 cups (1.5 litres) chicken broth
  • 1 cup (250 ml) water
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) fish sauce (nuoc mam)
  • 2 carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal
  • 1 cup (250 ml) thinly sliced mushrooms