Imitation Sharkfins Soup






Chicken Carcass 


Chicken Broth 
  • Ingredient A
  • 200 g breast meat
  • 1 whole fresh chicken carcass
  • 2.5 liter of water 
  • Direction 
  • Wash chicken. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil.
  • Add in chicken to a boil and skim away chicken impurities as it build up. 
  • Add in sliced mushroom,  let it simmer for a 30 minutes and switch off the heat. 
  • Remove the carcass. Our broth is ready. 
Ingredient B:
  • 150-200 g shred chicken breast meat 
  • 5 Crab filament stick 
  • 2 soak dry scallops 
  • 2 shredded shitake mushroom (soak overnight )
  • 20-30 g  korean glass noodle.
  • 1 dessert spoon ginger juice
  • a few dashes of white pepper
Ingredient C 
  • 1 tsp chicken stock 
  • 2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of sesame oil 
  • 2 pcs small rock sugar 
  • 1 teaspoon of salt 
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce. 
  • 1-2 tablespoon abalone sauce 
Others 
  • Potato starch solution (1 tablespoon of potato starch + 3 tablespoon of water)  
  • 2 lightly beaten egg
  • Coriander leaves for garnishing and aroma.
  • Black vinegar ( To be serve separately or Optional to or not do with ...own preference)
Direction
  • Bring chicken broth to a boil. 
  • Add in scallop to simmer until soft. 
  • Add in chicken breast meat, ginger juice, and seasoning, mixed until well combine. 
  • Taste salty and sweetness as per own preference. 
  • Add korean glass noodles and crab filament stick. simmer for another 5 minutes.
  • Add in beaten eggs and finally potato starch solution for thickening give it a stir and switch off the heat immediately. 
  • (add as per preference thicken)
  • Dish to served and add on chinese black vinegar 
Notes:
  • Chicken broth bring out the best broth flavours.
  • You may substitute dry scallops or omit and substitude with abalone sauce.
  • Dark soy sauce is to bring out the soup colour.
  • Potato starch makes the soup more shinny instead of dull. 
  • Korean glass noodles is more chewy and thicker vs normal glass noodle.
  • You can either choose korean or normal glass noodles.  
  • Do no add the glass noodles too early otherwise the will break and melt away.
Note: How to soak and prepare Korean glass noodles. 
  • Boil a pot of hot water and add in korean glass noodles to boil for 7-8  minutes.
  • (Until soft and pliable)
  • Remove and drain under running water until it is cold, drain and set aside. 
  • if your using normal glass noodles do not boil it but just to soak it until soft and pliable.