How much shark fin soup to cook?
Cook the soup from dried shark fin for 16 hours, of which 3 hours must be spent in the kitchen.
Shark fin soup
Products
Shark fins - 2 pieces (dried)
Chicken fillet - 500 grams
Royal shrimp - 500 grams
Chinese dry shiitake mushrooms - 20 grams
Ginger root - 300 grams
Bow - 2 heads
Rice vinegar - 2 tablespoons
Sesame oil - 2 tablespoons
Soy sauce - 2 tablespoons
Cornstarch - 2 tablespoons
Chicken broth - 2 liters
How to make shark fin soup
1. Put the dried shark fins in a bowl, cover with water and leave for 12 hours.
2. The next day, drain the water, rinse the shark fins and soak again in water for 4 hours.
3. Rinse fins, put in a saucepan.
4. Peel 140 grams of ginger root and place on the fins.
5. Pour water into a saucepan, put on the stove and cook for 3 hours.
6. Then strain the broth, removing the ginger. Put the shark fins in a bowl and let cool.
7. Clean the cooled product from skin and meat. They will not be required, leave only the cartilages.
8. Peel 1 head of onion, do not cut.
9. Place the cartilage from the shark fin in a saucepan, add chopped ginger and onion.
10. Pour with broth, put on fire and cook for 5 hours.
11. Strain the broth, lay out the cartilages separately, after rinsing them with water.
12. Soak dry mushrooms in warm water for 30 minutes, and then squeeze them out.
13. Rinse the shrimp, clean and remove the intestines.
14. Wash the chicken fillet and cut into strips.
15. Peel the remaining onion and chop finely.
16. Peel 10 grams of ginger, chop finely.
17. Pour sesame oil into a separate saucepan, heat it up and add onion, ginger, mushrooms, rice vinegar. Fry for 5 minutes.
18. Pour 1 liter of chicken broth into a saucepan, add cartilage and cook for another 15 minutes.
19. Pour in the rest of the chicken stock, soy sauce, add the chicken fillet, cornstarch and cook for 5 minutes.
20. Pour shrimps into a saucepan and cook for another 2 minutes.
21. Remove the bowl of soup from the heat, let it brew for 10 minutes and serve.
Fusofacts
- Shark fin soup is a traditional Chinese dish.It was first prepared during the Ming Dynasty. The dish was served on special occasions: on the day of a wedding or a formal reception. If you cite a dish of Russian cuisine of a similar importance, real black caviar is well suited in this capacity.- Shark fin soup at all times was considered a symbol of prestige and wealth. Served in fine, expensive restaurants.
- Environmentalists are concerned about the popularity of the soup, as to make it you need to catch a lot of sharks to get fins. Hunting for them can lead to environmental imbalances.
“Shark fin soup is expensive. A portion of shark fin soup in Moscow restaurants will cost 3-5 thousand rubles. There are many fakes in restaurants, for example, broth is cooked with the addition of shark fins, and the main ingredient in the soup is shrimp or crabs.
- The taste of shark fin soup is very fatty, the consistency of the soup is gelatinous, the shark fins, due to the long cooking in it, have a silky consistency.
- By now in Russia you can buy a semi-finished shark fin soup. Boil the soup directly in the bag in a saucepan for 5 minutes, in the microwave for 3 minutes at 800 watts.
Last update Author / Editor - Lydia Ivanova