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Shark's fin soup recipe

Ingredients (nutrition)

  • 3 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 peeled and finely chopped root ginger
  • 1 finely chopped spring onion
  • 6 soaked and sliced Chinese mushrooms
  • 2 tbsp rice wine
  • 2 l chicken stock
  • 130 g readily prepared shark's fin
  • 220 g shredded chicken meat
  • 220 g deveined prawns
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tbsp cornflour

Preparation (instructions)

  1. Heat sesame oil in a heavy saucepan.
  2. Add ginger, spring onion, mushrooms and rice wine.
  3. Cook for 4 1/2 minutes and pour in half the chicken stock.
  4. Stir in shark's fin, reduce heat and simmer gently for 8 minutes.
  5. Add in remaining chicken stock, chicken, prawns, soy sauce and cornflour.
  6. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for a further 12 minutes.
  7. Ladle into serving bowls and serve hot.

Servings: 9

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