Ta Pian Lu

Soups and Congees

Ta Pian Lu
Ingredients suggested for eight to ten people:
1 pound boneless chicken breast, sliced in quarter-inch slices
1/2 pound pork loin, thinly sliced
1/2 pound flank steak, thinly sliced
1/2 pound calves liver, thinly sliced
1/2 pound shrimp, veins removed
1/2 pound Chinese cabbage
1/2 pound spinach
1/2 pound clams, or oysters or both, shells discarded
1/2 pound garland chrysanthemum leaves
2 firm squares tofu, cut into one-inch squares
4 or more cups chicken stock
lots of scallion and Chinese chive knots
2 ounces cellophane noodles, soaked
1 white chrysanthemum
Suggested sauces:
Thin and thick soy sauces, red vinegar, sesame oil, Chinese rice wine, oyster sauce, minced scallions, fermented soybean cubes (red, white, or both) mixed with a little water.

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