Steamed Tender Softshell Turtle

Name: Steamed Tender Softshell Turtle
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Ingredients: 1000 g Softshell turtle (cleaned, innards removed, blanched in boiling water to remove blood); 250 g Chicken pieces (blanched in boiling water to remove blood); 30 g Shiitake mushrooms (sliced); 10 g Ham (sliced); 7.5 g Baby bok choy hearts (sliced); 75 g Carrot; 25 g Minced shrimp; 15 g Salt; 10 g MSG; 10 g Shaoxing wine; 1500 g Fresh stock (likely 1500g as noted in the source); 5 g Scallions (OCR error suspected); 5 g Ginger (OCR error suspected); 15 g Cilantro; 10 g White pepper

Steamed with chicken pieces until fork-tender, the soft-shell turtle yields a milky-white broth with a savory, umami flavor, keeping its original shape intact.

1h 55m

Easy

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Ingredients

Softshell turtle (cleaned, innards removed, blanched in boiling water to remove blood) 1000 g

Chicken pieces (blanched in boiling water to remove blood) 250 g

Shiitake mushrooms (sliced) 30 g

Ham (sliced) 10 g

Baby bok choy hearts (sliced) 7.5 g

Carrot 75 g

Minced shrimp 25 g

Salt 15 g

MSG 10 g

Shaoxing wine 10 g

Fresh stock (likely 1500g as noted in the source) 1500 g

Scallions (OCR error suspected) 5 g

Ginger (OCR error suspected) 5 g

Cilantro 15 g

White pepper 10 g

Instructions

Ingredient Preparation

Clean the softshell turtle by removing the innards, then blanch both the turtle and the chicken pieces separately in boiling water to remove blood.

Steaming

Place the chicken pieces at the bottom of a soup bowl as a base, and set the turtle on top along with the scallions, ginger, Shaoxing wine, the remaining seasonings, and the fresh stock. Steam over a steamer until completely tender, then remove. Take out the ginger pieces and transfer the chicken and turtle into a silver soup bowl.

Plating and Garnish

Arrange slices of ham, baby bok choy hearts, and shiitake mushrooms in a decorative rib pattern on the turtle's belly, and place a large garnish marked with the character "jing" (jing) in the center.