This is a fancier version of short soup. It was quite simple to make and I finally got to use some of the fresh lemongrass from my garden that was given to me by a friend.

Ingredients

• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 stalk fresh lemongrass, bruised
• 1 spring onion, sliced with light and dark separated
• 12 wonton wrappers
• 200 grams chicken meat, minced
• 50 grams cabbage, finely diced
• ½ Tsp grated ginger
• 3-4 thin slices ginger
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 Tsp sesame oil

Mix together chicken, white slices from spring onions, cabbage, grated ginger and 1 tsp sesame oil in a bowl.
Get a cup of water, then lay out wrappers and place a rounded teaspoonful of filling into the centre of each wrapper. Dip your fingers in water and generously wet the edges of each wanton wrapper. Fold to form a triangle, being careful to squeeze out all the air, then take the two corners from the long edge and seal them together to form a tortellini like shape.
In a large saucepan, place the stock, 1 tsp sesame oil, ginger slices and lemongrass and bring to the boil so that the stock becomes infused with the flavours.
Turn down the heat to a gentle simmer before adding the dumplings. Cook for about 15 minutes, if you keep the stock at a low simmer they shouldn’t break. Serve garnished with the green spring onion slices.