Peking Shrimp Ball Soup
Yield
4 servingsPrep
30 minCook
45 minReady
75 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp balls | |||
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
sherry
dry |
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
cornstarch
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
ginger
fresh grated |
|
| ¼ | cup |
water chestnuts
finely chopped |
*
|
| ½ | pound |
shrimp
shelled, deveined, finely chopped |
|
| Soup | |||
| 2 | ounces |
bean threads
|
* |
| 4 | cups |
chicken broth
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
sherry
dry |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
| ¼ | pound |
mushrooms
thinly |
|
| 20 | each |
snow pea pods
ends and string removed |
*
|
| 3 | sprigs |
cilantro
fresh |
|
| 1 | x |
salt
to taste |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimp balls | |||
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
sherry
dry |
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
ginger
fresh grated |
|
| 59 | ml |
water chestnuts
finely chopped |
*
|
| 226.8 | g |
shrimp
shelled, deveined, finely chopped |
|
| Soup | |||
| 57.8 | ml/g |
bean threads
|
* |
| 946 | ml |
chicken broth
|
|
| 5 | ml |
sherry
dry |
|
| 5 | ml |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
| 113.4 | g |
mushrooms
thinly |
|
| 2E+1 | each |
snow pea pods
ends and string removed |
*
|
| 3 | sprigs |
cilantro
fresh |
|
| 1 | x |
salt
to taste |
*
|
Directions
Balls - In a bowl, beat egg white until foamy.
Blend together sherry and cornstarch, then stir into egg white along with salt and ginger.
Add water chestnuts and shrimp; mix well.
With oil-coated hands, roll shrimp filling into walnut-size balls.
Heat a pan of water to simmering.
Drop in shrimp balls a few at a time and simmer gently until they float (about four to five minutes).
Drain and discard liquid.
If made ahead, cool, cover, and refrigerate up to two days.
Soup - Cover bean threads with warm water and let stand for 30 minutes.
Drain, then place on a cutting board and cut in 6 inch lengths.
In a 2-quart pan heat chicken broth, sherry and soy just to boiling.
Add bean threads and mushrooms and simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes.
Add snow peas and cook for two minutes.
Add shrimp balls and cook just until heated through.
Garnish with cilantro and season to taste with salt.
