Hundred Flowers Fish Maw
A traditional Cantonese classic featuring tender, white fish maw stuffed with a savory shrimp "hundred flower" filling—an excellent choice for entertaining guests.
Ingredients
Fried fish maw (washed clean, soaked through, simmered in chicken broth to remove fishy smell)
120 g
Pork fat (minced)
100 g
Shrimp meat (minced)
200 g
Diced ham
50 g
Eggs (beaten into filling)
200 g
Chopped parsley
a pinch
Chicken broth (for simmering fish maw)
300 g
Cooking wine
25 g
Salt
to taste
White pepper powder
a pinch
Wet starch (for thickening)
30 g
MSG
5 g
Chopped scallions
3 g
Minced ginger
2 g
Instructions
1
Prepare the fish maw
First wash the fried fish maw clean and soak it through, then simmer it in chicken broth to remove the fishy smell.
2
Cut into pieces and squeeze out water
Cut the fish maw into rectangular pieces and squeeze out the water inside.
3
Stuff with filling and steam
Mince the pork fat and shrimp meat, add eggs, cooking wine, salt, white pepper, MSG, chopped scallions, and minced ginger to mix into a filling, then stuff it into the fish maw. Sprinkle with diced ham and chopped parsley, then steam in a steamer until cooked.
4
Thicken and pour sauce
When serving, dilute the wet starch to make a sauce and pour it over.