Fish Maw Soup with Crab Meat

Ingredients

Instructions

1. 1

   Soak fish maw in water until softened. Drain and squeeze out excess water, then cut into small strips.

2. 2

   In a pot, bring water to a boil. Add ginger, green onions, Shaoxing wine, and fish maw. Blanch for 5 minutes, then drain and rinse.

3. 3

   Prepare cornstarch slurry by mixing cornstarch with water in a small bowl.

4. 4

   In a large pot, bring chicken broth to a boil.

5. 5

   Add fish maw and crab meat to the boiling broth. Cook for 5 minutes.

6. 6

   Slowly stir in cornstarch slurry into the soup while stirring continuously until the soup thickens to your desired consistency.

7. 7

   Whisk egg whites lightly. Slowly drizzle the whisked egg whites into the simmering soup in a thin stream, stirring gently to create "egg flowers".

8. 8

   Season the soup with salt and white pepper. Stir in sesame oil.

9. 9

   Ladle the hot soup into serving bowls. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve with red vinegar on the side.