Soups Recipes - Shark's Fin Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp sesame oil

• 1 scallion, finely chopped

• 1 inch piece of fresh green ginger, peeled and finely chopped

• 4 dried mushrooms, soaked in cold water for 30 minutes, drained and thinly sliced

• 2 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 2 1/4 quarts (2L) chicken stock

• 1/2 cup (125g) ready-prepared shark's fin, soaked for 1 hour in cold water and drained

• 1 cup (225g) boned shredded chicken breast

• 1 1/3 cups peeled small shrimp

• 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch, mixed to a paste with 1 tbsp chicken stock

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Method:

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan. When it is hot, add the spring onion (scallion), ginger, mushrooms ad rice wine or sherry and fry, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.

2. Add half the stock and the shark's fin and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 minutes, then add the chicken stock, shrimps and soy sauce. Pour in the remaining stock and cornstarch mixture and bring to a boil, stirring.

3. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour into a warmed tureen and serve.