Abalone Chicken Soup 鮑魚雞湯

Abalone Chicken Soup 鮑魚雞湯Abalone Chicken Soup 鮑魚雞湯

Ingredients:

  • 8 - 10 heads dry abalones, about 4 - 5 oz (100 - 125 g);
  • 1 - 1 1/2 lb (0.5 - 0.75 kg) chicken, can be meat and bone mix;
  • 12 chicken feet, about 1 lb (0.5 kg);
  • 1 large piece ginger, about 2 - 4 oz (60 - 120 g), peel, pound and chop;
  • 5 cups (1,200 ml) water;
  • 1/2 cup inexpensive salt, for cleaning;
  • Sea salt.

Recipe:

Serving for 4

  1. Soak dry abalones for at least 4 hours;
  2. Take out the mouth of the abalones and clean;
  3. Add 2 cups of water to a large stock pot over medium high heat;
  4. Add chopped ginger, abalones and the water from soaking the abalones;
  5. Cook for 2 - 2 1/2 hours;
  6. Add 2 cups of water to a separate medium stock pot over medium high heat;
  7. Clean and skin chicken;
  8. Cut out nails of chicken feet and clean with salt, you can use inexpensive salt;
  9. Add clean chicken and feet to the medium size pot when water comes to a boil;
  10. Boil for 5 - 10 minutes and rinse under cold running water;
  11. Transfer chicken and feet to the large pot;
  12. Add 1 teaspoon sea salt;
  13. Lower to simmer after it comes back to a boil for 1 1/2 - 2 hours;
  14. Take out abalones, slice to 1/4” (0.5 cm) thick pieces;
  15. Put boneless chicken on the bottom of a bowl and top with sliced abalones;
  16. Add soup and serve hot.

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