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Clear Stewed Soft-Shelled Turtle Soup

Clear Stewed Soft-Shelled Turtle Soup

A clear, delicately rich stew of whole soft-shelled turtle with quail eggs, angelica, and goji berries, slow-simmered for a deeply nourishing tonic broth.

Instructions

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    When buying soft-shelled turtle, ask the seller to clean it for you, but do not cut off the shell; keep it intact. Take it home, wash it thoroughly, and set it aside for use.

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    An appropriate amount of quail eggs (you can buy them already peeled, or you can buy raw ones and boil and peel them at home), peel and wash the ginger and slice it, and rinse the angelica and goji berries.

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    Put half a pot of water into the pot and bring it to a boil. Add the cleaned soft-shelled turtle into the pot and blanch for 2 minutes, making sure every piece of turtle is submerged in the hot water.

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    Blanch the soft-shelled turtle and take it out, then peel off the outer layer of membrane. The whole turtle has a layer of membrane, including on the skin, and all of it needs to be cleaned thoroughly.

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    After the soft-shelled turtle is cleaned, wash it thoroughly, place it in a large bowl, add ginger slices and angelica, then add an appropriate amount of water.

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    Put an appropriate amount of water into the steamer and bring it to a boil. Place the steaming rack in, put the soft-shelled turtle on the rack, cover with a lid, steam on high heat for 5 minutes, then reduce to medium heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

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    After stewing, add the quail eggs, then add an appropriate amount of salt, and continue stewing for another 15 minutes.

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    After stewing, add goji berries, add an appropriate amount of chicken bouillon and mix well, then it can be served.

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    The delicious soft-shell turtle soup is ready. The soup is fresh and flavorful, and extremely tasty.

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    Finished product picture two.

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    Finished product picture three.

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    Finished product picture four.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • soft-shelled turtle
    1 piece
  • Quail egg
    to taste
  • Ginger
    10 piece
  • Goji berry
    5g
  • Angelica sinensis
    a pinch

Seasonings

  • Salt
    to taste
  • chicken essence
    to taste