Crystal Shape Shrimp Soup

Name: Crystal Shape Shrimp Soup (Shui ching hsia p’ien t’ang)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon shredded ham; 12 quail eggs; ½ teaspoon salt; 12 small prawns or large shrimp; 6 cups soup stock; 12 pieces asparagus; ½ cup cornstarch; 14 parsley leaves; 12 small prawns or large shrimp; 2 teaspoons salt; ½ tablespoons chicken grease

Shui ching hsia p’ien t’ang

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

12 small prawns or large shrimp
½ teaspoon salt
12 quail eggs

Asia
Taiwan
Soup
Gluten-free

Method

Remove the head of the prawns and peel the shell except for the tail’s shell. Split it lengthwise from back, but don’t cut it through. Make it into a flat piece. Marinate with ½ teaspoon of salt for 10 minutes.
Place the cornstarch on the chopping board. Coat the prawns with cornstarch. Roll and strike each prawn into a thin piece with a roll ing pin.