Chinese Stock and Soups
Recipes - Fish and Lettuce Soup Recipe
Ingredients
225 g/8 oz white fish
fillets
30 ml/2 tbsp plain
(all-purpose) flour
salt and freshly ground
pepper
90 ml/6 tbsp groundnut
(peanut) oil
6 spring onions (scallions), sliced
100 g/4 oz lettuce,
shredded
1.2 l/2 pts/5 cups water
10 ml/2 tsp finely chopped
ginger root
150 ml/2/3 cup rice wine or
dry sherry
30 ml/2 tbsp corn-flour
(cornstarch)
30 ml/2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
10 ml/2 tsp lemon juice
30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce
Method:
Cut the fish into
thin strips then toss in seasoned flour. Heat the
oil and fry the spring onions until soft.
Add the
lettuce and fry for 2 minutes. Add the fish and cook
for 4 minutes. Add the water, ginger and wine or
sherry, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 5
minutes.
Mix the corn-flour with a little water then
stir it into the soup. Simmer, stirring for a
further 4 minutes until the soup clears then season
with salt and pepper.
Serve sprinkled with parsley,
lemon juice and soy sauce.
Chinese Recipes -
Fish and Lettuce Soup Recipe
