This is a little soup inspired by the Wonton Soup served at PF Chang’s with a little help from Trader Joe’s hence the TJ in the title. This soup is perfect for a quick meal as many of the components can be kept frozen or on hand in the refrigerator.

8 cups filtered water
2 cubes Rapunzel vegetable bullion
2 tsp organic yellow miso paste
1 large julienned carrot
1/3 head of cabbage cut into tablespoon sized pieces
8-10 leaves of kale cut into tablespoon sized pieces
� container Trader Joe’s firm organic tofu
12 Trader Joe’s chicken goyoza
12 Trader Joe’s frozen cleaned & peeled shrimp
(optional) 8 sliced mushrooms or bamboo shoots

Place 8 cups water into large pot. Add bullion and and miso to water bring to boil. Once water boils & miso and bullion are dissolved, lower heat to med-lo or an active simmer. We have this neat Oxo tool that’s like a peeler but it cuts veggies into small julienned strips. It makes cutting the carrot a breeze. Get one of these if you can. Add carrot. Add cabbage. Let simmer 5 minutes. Add kale. Let simmer 5 minutes. Add tofu and mushrooms if you’re going to use em. Let simmer 5 minutes. Add goyoza. Let simmer 5 minutes. Add shrimp. Let simmer 1-2 minutes. Turn off heat now. Place lid on pot and just let the soup rest for about 5 minutes. Everything is still cooking. Take off lid and serve.

Notes: Why not just use all Rapunzel bullion and forget the miso? Well bullion is VERY high in sodium. The miso actually has about 60% less sodium. Also the bullion has a very strong flavor that can overwhelm other flavors. Actually it’s very easy to keep miso paste on hand � it lasts very well. You can make a simple soup with miso, greens, soy and whatever vegetable you have hanging around. I’ve also used miso as a replacement in a recipe for white wine. It also makes this recipe more �authentic�.

This Oxo tool rules! I use it to slice zucchini for omelets, carrots for salad, potatoes…just about any firm vegetable can be sliced with this tool with about 1/10 of the effort doing it by hand.

This recipe is flexible. If you like more broth add less vegetables or more water (with proportionate miso & bullion). If you want to use other vegetable, go to it.

I know this is not Won Ton soup per se. It’s more goyoza soup cause I haven’t made won tons ever, but I plan to remedy this soon!