Steamed Vegetable Soup

This is one of my favourite soups. In China, it is called ‘double-boiled’ or ‘double-steamed’, the name deriving from the cooking technique used. The prepared ingredients are put in a casserole containing a boiling rich stock; then the casserole is sealed and placed in a steamer — a double cooking process that creates a flavourful soup. It is popular among all Chinese, and in Hong Kong it is made from various ingredients, such as shark fins, pigeons, bird’s nests, chicken and, as in the rec