Chinese Chicken Soup With Snow Mushrooms

By á-170456

Ingredients

• 1/2 ounce snow mushrooms*
• 1 whole frying chicken
• 1 green onion
• 3 Chinese dried red dates (hoong joe) to 4 to taste
• Salt to taste
• Soy sauce to taste
• 2 cilantro sprigs

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

* Alternate Mushrooms: Ear Mushrooms, Shiitake

Soak the snow mushrooms for 5 to 10 minutes in hot water. Drain and set aside.

Place the chicken in a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 45 to 60 minutes or until tender. Halfway through, add the green onion and Chinese red dates to the soup.

Remove the chicken. Cool, then discard skin and fat. Strip all the meat from the bones. Set the meat aside. Discard the onion and red dates. Skim all fat from the broth. Flavor the broth with salt and soy sauce.

Return the meat to the soup. Add the snow mushrooms. Boil 1 minute and then simmer 3 to 4 minutes. The mushrooms should stay crunchy. Float the cilantro sprigs on top of the soup.

This recipe yields 4 to 6 first course servings.