Foochow people love this soup dish
It is usually prepared for ocassions like:
1) Birthdays
2) Festivals like Chinese New Year &
3) Celebration of a new born
In Sitiawan,
during the olden days, at least @ my mother's time,
the new mother ate this for 30 days!!!
This is prepared every morning
in one big pot
both for the new mother &
guests when they come bearing gifts
It is a way of saying
'thank you'
and
'peace be with you'
to the guests
Of course,
mian sian and hard boiled eggs
are often added
to complete the meal!
1/2 chicken, chopped into bite size
1 large piece ginger, shredded thinly or chopped
few pieces black fungus, soaked & cut
1 Tbsp rice wine residue
3 Tbsp rice wine
2 Tbsp sesame seed oil
2 large bowls of water
salt (optional)
1) heat up sesame seed oil & fry ginger until fragrant
2) add chicken pieces & fry until chicken meat shrink
3) add rice wine residue & fry quickly before adding water
take care not to burn the rice wine residue
4) add black fungus pieces
5) when the soup boils & the chicken is tender, add rice wine & dish out
6) serve hot
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