Fu Ru Dong Hai (Blessings Like the East Sea)
A soup for birthday celebrations, made by simmering soft-shelled turtle, dried mushrooms, and ham.
Ingredients
Soft-shell turtle (prepared, yellow fat removed, cleaned, chopped, blanched)
1 (~1000 g)
Ham (sliced)
25 g
Dried shiitake mushrooms (rehydrated, stems removed, washed)
50 g
Supreme broth (boiled)
1250 g
Ginger slices
to taste
Dried tangerine peel strips
to taste
Shaoxing wine
to taste
Seasoning
to taste
Ginger (for stir-frying)
to taste
Wine (for stir-frying)
to taste
Instructions
1
Preparing the turtle
Prepare the soft-shell turtle by removing the yellow fat, washing thoroughly, chopping into pieces, and blanching to remove impurities. Then stir-fry briefly with ginger and wine.
2
Preparing the side ingredients
Rehydrate the dried mushrooms, remove the stems, and wash well. Slice the ham. Place all ingredients into a soup tureen.
3
Stewing the soup
Bring the supreme broth to a boil, season to taste, and pour it into the soup tureen. Cover, then steam over simmering water until fully cooked and tender.