Chinese Dumpling Soup

Ingredients

• 1 pound dumplings frozen chinese ( 24)
• 4 cups baby spinach 
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 
• 1 cup carrots thinly sliced
• 1 piece ginger fresh julienned peeled
• 4 servings kosher salt 
• 8 cups chicken broth low-sodium
• 0.3 cup white vermouth dry chinese
• 3  scallions white green thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil toasted
• 1 tablespoon soya sauce dark
• 1 teaspoon sugar 

Equipment

• pot

Directions

1. Bring the broth, ginger, soy sauce, wine, vinegar, sesame oil, sugar and a pinch of salt to a boil in a soup pot over high heat. Lower the heat and simmer about 10 minutes.
2. Add the carrots and cook until just tender, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the dumplings and cook until just tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in the scallions and spinach and cook until wilted, about 1 minute.