Store-bought wonton wrappers are cut into strips that end up resembling hand-pulled noodles, and ground pork seasoned with soy sauce, scallions, toasted sesame oil and sugar is shaped into meatballs.

"It really does tick all the boxes," says the cookbook author of this soup filled with wonton noodles, stir-fried chicken, corn and egg Ching-He Huang gives wonton wrappers brand-new life in her ...