Monkey King Raids the Dragon Palace

Name: Monkey King Raids the Dragon Palace
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Ingredients: 250 g Soaked Hericium mushrooms (select one for garnish, cut the rest into pieces); 1250 g Live soft-shell turtle (slaughtered, remove head, claws, tail shell, and innards; wash and blanch thoroughly); 150 g Soaked sea cucumber (cut in half lengthwise); 20 g Large shrimp (peel keeping tail intact, devein, cut in half lengthwise); 50 g Small crabs; 20 g Scallion segments; 15 g Ginger slices; 50 g Shaoxing wine; 5 g Fine salt; 5 g Monosodium glutamate; 10 g Cilantro segments; 2000 g Chicken broth; a pinch White pepper

Steamed dish featuring monkey head mushrooms, soft-shelled turtle, and sea cucumber, producing a milky yellow broth with a rich, savory depth—an impressive banquet centerpiece.

1h 45m

Easy

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Ingredients

Soaked Hericium mushrooms (select one for garnish, cut the rest into pieces) 250 g

Live soft-shell turtle (slaughtered, remove head, claws, tail shell, and innards; wash and blanch thoroughly) 1250 g

Soaked sea cucumber (cut in half lengthwise) 150 g

Large shrimp (peel keeping tail intact, devein, cut in half lengthwise) 20 g

Small crabs 50 g

Scallion segments 20 g

Ginger slices 15 g

Shaoxing wine 50 g

Fine salt 5 g

Monosodium glutamate 5 g

Cilantro segments 10 g

Chicken broth 2000 g

White pepper a pinch

Instructions

Prepare the turtle

Slaughter the live soft-shell turtle, remove the head, claws, and tail shell, clean out all the innards, and wash well. Blanch thoroughly in a pot of boiling water, then remove and place into a small dish. Add the chicken broth, scallion segments, ginger slices, and Shaoxing wine, then steam in a steamer until tender and falling apart.

Prepare the mushrooms

Select one well-shaped Hericium mushroom and garnish it with cherries and egg-sheet to shape it into a monkey-head form; set aside. Cut all the remaining mushrooms into bite-sized pieces.

Prepare the seafood

Peel the shrimp while keeping the tails intact, pull out the sand veins, and cut each shrimp in half lengthwise. Cut each sea cucumber in half lengthwise.