Masterstock Chicken with Jellyfish, Scallop, Eggplant and Lily Bud Salad

A masterstock is a deeply flavoured stock used for poaching poultry and pork. It has its origins in Chinese cuisine and the word refers to the fact that the stock can go on forever; in fact, there are stocks in Chinese restaurants that have been passed on from generation to generation. The stock needs to be topped up with ingredients and used every day for this to happen, its flavour and intensity developing over the years. This is impossible to do at home, but you can make a stock with sim