Imitation shark fin soup

Imitation shark fin soup

An authentic Hong Kong-style street food. It is simple and easy to make. I am the first to add prosciutto hams to enhance flavor of the soup. I will also how you how to handle the noodle perfectly
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Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Hong Kong style
Calories(per serving): 300
Servings: 2 people

Ingredients
 

  • 2 pcs prosciutto hams (sliced or 50g shredded chicken fig1)
  • 3 pcs shiitake mushroom (soaked/clean/shredded fig2)
  • 30 g Wood ear (soaked/clean/shredded fig3)
  • 40 g glass noodles (soaked/clean/sectioned fig4)
  • 1 pcs egg (beaten)

Broth mixture

  • 400 ml chicken broth (fig5)
  • 150 ml water
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce (fig6)
  • 1 tsp sesame oil (fig7)
  • 0.5 tsp salt

Starch mixture

  • 3 tbsp waterchestnut starch (or use tapioca flour, potato flour fig8)
  • 2 tbsp water

Instructions
 

  • Stir-fry shredded Prosciutto and set aside
  • mushroom, wood ear, bamboo shoot stir fry in a frying pan with 1 tsp of oil over medium high heat. Add in the broth mixture.
  • Cook the cellophane noodles in the soup for 2 minutes, set aside
  • Thicken the soup mixture with thickening. Turn off the heat, add the egg and stir well
  • Evenly put cellophane noodles and shredded Prosciutto in 2 bowls. Add in the soup mixture. Serve it hot.

Tips and notes

  • To make the color darker, you can use up to 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • It is better to server immediately or the noodle will absorb all the soup

Notes

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Keywords Cellophane noodles, herbal soup, hong kong street food, 木耳, 港式風味, 火腿, 粉絲, 街頭小吃

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