Steamed Turtle with Codonopsis, Red Dates, and Quail Eggs

Name: Steamed Turtle with Codonopsis, Red Dates, and Quail Eggs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: turtle; codonopsis root (sliced); longan (shelled); quail eggs (shelled); pork fat; salt; MSG; cooking wine; scallion; ginger; chicken broth; garlic cloves; rendered lard; red dates (washed)

A nourishing dish made by steaming soft-shelled turtle with codonopsis, red dates, longan, and quail eggs.

2h 40m

Easy

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Ingredients

turtle

codonopsis root (sliced)

longan (shelled)

quail eggs (shelled)

pork fat

salt

MSG

cooking wine

scallion

ginger

chicken broth

garlic cloves

rendered lard

red dates (washed)

Instructions

Prepare the turtle

Slaughter the turtle, scald off the outer skin membrane with boiling water, then rinse clean. Place in a pot of barely simmering water, cook on low heat for 10 minutes, then remove. Take out the shell and innards and rinse clean with cold water.

Prepare the aromatics

Shell the longan and quail eggs, slice the codonopsis root, and wash the red dates.

Steam

Place the chicken broth and all ingredients in a soup bowl, steam over boiling water for 2 hours, then remove and pick out the scallion and ginger before serving.