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Fujian Chicken Soup with Sea Clams

Along China's southeastern coast, Fujian's culinary masters have perfected the art of combining land and sea flavors, as exemplified in their signature chicken and sea clam soup.

2
Servings
4
INGREDIENTS
5
STEP
40 min
TOTAL TIME

INGREDIENTS

Main Ingredients

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    400g sea clams (2 pieces)
  • ·
    800ml chicken broth

Seasonings

  • ·
    10ml fish sauce
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    30ml cooking wine (for marinating)

DIRECTIONS

Step 1

Scrub the outer shells of the sea clams clean. Prise open the shells and remove the clam meat, keeping only parts like the clam tips, clam tendons, clam skirts and clam needles.

Step 2

Add 30ml of cooking wine, mix well and marinate for 30 minutes.

Step 3

For the pre - stewed chicken soup, do not over - season it. Just add 10ml of fish sauce to retain the original umami of the chicken.

Step 4

Bring a separate pot of water to 85°C (slightly simmering), put the marinated clam meat in and blanch for 6 seconds. Quickly remove and drain for later use.

Step 5

Pour the boiling chicken soup over the blanched clam meat. The flavor at this moment is the best.

Fujian Chicken Soup with Sea Clams URL: https://www.chinarecipes.com/chicken-soup-with-sea-clams-recipe-35480/