Sesame Paste Abalone
Rehydrated dried abalone is simmered in chicken broth and finished with a drizzle of sesame paste.
Ingredients
Dry abalone (soaked until soft, stewed until tender, sliced into large pieces, expanded with alkaline water)
250 g
Sesame paste
50 g
Salt
3 g
Edible alkali (made into warm alkaline water for expansion)
15 g
Chopped cilantro
15 g
MSG
3 g
Cooking wine
10 g
Chicken broth
500 g
Instructions
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Step 1
Soak the dry abalone in warm water until soft. Place it in an aluminum pot, add water, and heat. Once the abalone is stewed until tender over low heat, remove it and slice it into large pieces. Place the slices in a bowl and add warm alkaline water until the abalone slices shine and expand, becoming thick and pale yellow. Remove them, rinse in cold water to wash away the alkaline taste, then transfer to a pot of boiling water to blanch thoroughly. Remove and drain off the water.
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Step 2
Place the chicken broth in a wok, add salt, MSG, and cooking wine to season, then add the abalone slices. When the soup comes to a boil, skim off the foam. Reduce to low heat and drizzle in the sesame paste (thinned with oil). Once the soup reduces to a thin flowing consistency, transfer to a bowl and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.
