Dumpling Soup

We love the potstickers we buy at Costco. This is a fun way to turn them into soup for a change of pace from the usual way we serve them.

Dumpling Soup

Recipe courtesy Food Network Magazine

Ingredients

4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1/4 pound thick-sliced ham, diced
2 tablespoons dry sherry or Chinese rice wine (optional)
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and thinly sliced (I grated it with my microplane to help make sure the flavor infused evenly & without "strings")
4 3-inch strips orange zest (instead of using strips of zest I just used some finely grated zest)
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 scallions, sliced, white and green parts separated
1 cup sliced button mushrooms
2 medium carrots, thinly sliced
2 to 3 napa cabbage leaves, thinly sliced
24 frozen chicken or vegetable dumplings or pot stickers
Soy sauce, for drizzling (optional)

Directions

Combine 2 cups water, the broth, ham, sherry, sugar, ginger, orange zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a large pot. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the scallion whites, mushrooms and carrots. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, until the carrots are crisp-tender, about 4 minutes.

Add the cabbage, dumplings and scallion greens. Cover and cook until the dumplings are soft and heated through, 4 to 5 minutes. Divide the dumplings and soup among bowls. Drizzle with soy sauce, if desired.