Chicken Ginger Soup

Soups and Congees

Chicken Ginger Soup
Ingredients:
1 chicken breast, cut in very thin strips
1 egg white, beaten
1 Tablespoon water chestnut flour
1 Tablespoon Chinese rice wine
1 Tablespoon Chinese rice vinegar
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
3 Tablespoons fresh ginger, slivered
6 cups chicken broth
3 Tablespoons pickled vegetables, slivered
1 Tablespoons wood ear fungi, soaked, drained, then slivered
½ cup snow peas, ends and strings discarded, then thinly slivered
3 scallions, slivered on a sharp angle
1 Tablespoon sesame oil

Preparation:
1. Mix chicken breast slivers, beaten egg white, rice wine, rice vinegar, ground pepper, and sugar and marinate this mixture for half an hour.
2. Bring the broth to a boil, reduce heat, add the ginger, pickled vegetables, snow peas, scallions, and the egg mixture and stir. Then add the sesame oil and, return everything to the boil, and serve.

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