Ciao! Feb/Mar 2016 Digital Issue | Page 26

ciao! cooks Jimmie Sayavong Boun's Restaurant RECIPE INSPIRATION Jimmie Sayavong, son of owner Boun has been cooking up Laotian and Thai dishes since he was a child. The Laos version of chicken noodle soup, known as Khao Piak Sen (meaning wet rice strands) uses rice and tapioca noodles that add a slight viscous texture to the soup. Wonton soup gets its savoury depth from scratch-made chicken broth flavoured with ginger and roasted garlic. For chicken broth recipe, visit ciaowinnipeg.com Wonton Soup This recipe is great for big batch cooking. Freeze wontons for later use. INGREDIENTS Pork Wonton Dumpling 1 lb ground pork dash of salt and pepper garlic powder, to taste onion powder, to taste 1 pkg wonton wrappers (approx. 3.5 inch squares) Soup 2 cups chicken broth 1 cup of broccoli, chopped 1 cup cauliflower, chopped 1 cup carrots, chopped green onions, to taste black pepper roasted garlic, to taste dash of soy sauce cilantro, to taste chile oil, to taste METHOD Pork Wonton Dumpling 1. Combine ground pork, salt and pepper, and onion and garlic powder. Mix well. 2. Form pork into balls and wrap with wonton wrappers. Soup 1. In a large pot, bring broth to boil. Add 5-7 wonton dumplings and vegetables. Simmer 4­5 min. 2. Pour soup into bowl and season with remaining ingredients. Yield 4-6 servings 24 ciao! / feb/mar / two thousand sixteen