Abalone Soup

(Movie)

Ingredients :

4 x Dried black mushrooms
1/2 can Abalone, 4-oz
Stock or water
1/4 cup Smoked ham
1/2 cup Lean pork
2 slc Fresh ginger root
1 tbl Cornstarch
1 tbl Soy sauce
1 tbl Sherry
1 tbl Peanut oil
1/4 tsp Salt
1 dsh Pepper
1/4 tsp Salt
1 x Egg

Method :

* 1. Soak dried mushrooms.
* 2. Drain canned abalone, reserving liquid. Combine abalone liquid with enough cold stock or water to make six cups.
* 3. Cut mushrooms, abalone, ham and pork all in strips, but keep them separate. Mince ginger root.
* 4. Combine cornstarch, soy sauce and sherry. Add to pork and toss to coat. Let stand a few minutes.
* 5. Heat oil. Add salt and ginger and stir-fry a few times. Add pork and stir-fry until it loses pinkness. Remove from pan.
* 6. Meanwhile bring abalone-stock mixture slowly to a boil. Add mushrooms and stir-fried pork. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes.
* 7. Add abalone, ham strips, pepper and remaining salt. Cook only to heat through, about 2 minutes. (Don't overcook abalone; it will toughen.)
* 8. Garnish with a poached egg.
* VARIATION: For the pork, substitute 1/2 cup chicken breast, cooked. Add in step 6 after mushrooms have simmered 8 minutes, and cook only to heat through.

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