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Chicken and lotus seed soup

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Categories: Asian, Chicken, Chinese, Ethnic, Poultry, Soups & Stews
Yield: 4
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Ingredients:
1 cupChicken breast, julienne
12 Dried lotus seeds
4 Nami black mushrooms
1/2 cupCelery, julienne
1 tbspSmithfield ham, julienne
2 Sprigs Chinese parsley
5 cupChicken stock
2 Slices fresh ginger root
2 tbspDry sherry
1/2 tspSugar
1 tspSalt
2 tspLotus root powder
Procedures:
1Preparation: blanch lotus seeds, remove reddish brown tip.
2Wash and soak mushrooms in warm water until soft, about 30 minutes; remove stems; slice in thin matchsticks.
3Before slicing celery, scrap off stringy back of stalk; slice julienne lengthwise in 1" sections.
4Slice chicken breast and smithfield ham (or other pungent pressed ham) in 1" strips.
5Soup: heat stock in 3-quart pan or sandy pot.
6Add ginger, sherry, sugar and salt.
7Bring to gentle boil, then add lotus seeds, chicken and mushrooms.
8Simmer soup for 30 minutes.
9Add celery and ham.
10Simmer for another 15 minutes.
11Mix lotus root powder with a little hot stock, then stir into soup.
12Transfer to heated serving bowl, or serve in sandy pot.
13Garnish with chinese parsley.
14Note: lotus seeds require about 30 minutes in simmering water to soften.
15Check them before adding ham and celery; simmer longer if necessary.
 
 
 
 

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