Name: Jenny Dorsey's Winning wonton soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 lb ground pork, finely minced; 2 oz shrimp, finely minced; 3 tbsp soy sauce, divided; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 tbsp rice wine; 1 tbsp grated ginger; 2 scallions, minced fine; 1 tsp white pepper; 24 round wonton wrappers; 6 cups chicken stock; 2 cups bok choy, cut into 2-inch pieces; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp chili oil; 1 tbsp rice vinegar

Jenny Dorsey is a chef, an author, a food-studies researcher, and the founder of Studio ATAO, a nonprofit that thinks more carefully about food culture than most restaurants do. She is currently based in Singapore. She is not running a restaurant. She does not need to. The work shows up in books and essays now.

She beat Bobby with wonton soup, which is a dish that punishes shortcuts. The broth has to be clear — meaning the stock was skimmed obsessively as it simmered. The wontons have to be sealed without trapped air, or they float wrong. Dorsey's were sealed clean. Bobby's, per the broadcast, were "a little tight." Tight wontons in a clear broth are a tell.