Chinese
Chinese - Jiangsu Su Cuisine
Song Sao Fish Soup
Chef's Menu Description
A wholesome, deeply comforting soup crafted from slow-simmered stock, aromatic garden vegetables, and fresh herbs, served with crusty bread.
Ingredients
- • 400g mandarin fish fillets
- • 40g Jinhua ham, finely shredded
- • 1 bamboo shoot, julienned
- • 30g dried wood ear, soaked and sliced
- • 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
- • 1.2L chicken stock
- • 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- • 3 tbsp cornflour mixed with water
- • 1 tbsp white vinegar
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Steam the fish fillets over gentle heat for 6 minutes, then flake the flesh.
2
Phase 2
Bring the chicken stock to a simmer with the ham, bamboo shoot, and wood ear.
3
Phase 3
Gently stir in the flaked fish and Shaoxing wine, keeping the soup clear.
4
Phase 4
Stir in the cornflour slurry until the soup is silky.
5
Phase 5
Trickle in the beaten egg whites to form fine white ribbons.
6
Phase 6
Finish with white vinegar and a pinch of white pepper.
7
Phase 7
Ladle into bowls and serve hot.