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Fu Ru Dong Hai (Blessings Like the East Sea)

A soup for birthday celebrations, made by simmering soft-shelled turtle, dried mushrooms, and ham.

3h 20m
Easy
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Fu Ru Dong Hai (Blessings Like the East Sea)

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.