Bagua Soup
Bagua Soup (八卦汤) is a traditional nourishing soup from Zhejiang, prepared by slow-simmering live turtle as the main ingredient alongside cordyceps in chicken broth, and is rich in nutrients.
Ingredients
Live turtle (cleaned, head and feet removed, cut into pieces)
1 whole
Tied scallion knot
5g
Ginger piece
3g
Cordyceps (washed with warm water)
10g
Clear chicken broth
500g
Turtle liver (turtle offal)
to taste
Turtle eggs
to taste
Salt
to taste
Instructions
1
Prepare ingredients
Clean the live turtle, remove the head and feet, and cut into pieces; rinse the cordyceps with warm water and set aside.
2
Stir-fry the turtle meat
Heat a wok, use the scallion knot and ginger to flavor the oil, add the turtle meat, turtle liver, and salt, and stir-fry for 5 minutes.
3
Simmer
Transfer the stir-fried turtle meat into a clay pot, add the cordyceps and clear chicken broth, and simmer over high heat for 2 hours.
4
Further simmer and steam
Add the turtle eggs and continue simmering until the broth thickens, then transfer to a steamer and steam for half an hour before serving.
