Shrimp Ball Soup With Chai Sim

Photo: Eliza Adam

Ingredients

400 grams small to medium shrimps with shells

100 grams chai sim

Salt

For the shrimp ball mixture:

1 teaspoon Chinese cooking wine

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon egg white

2 tablespoons cornstarch

Preparation

Rinse shrimps several times, peel off the shells, and devein them. Put the shells in a large stockpot and fill with about 6 cups of water. Bring to boil and simmer for 20 minutes. If you don’t want to use shrimp stock, you can use chicken stock of the same amount.

Rinse chai sim and chop roughly to 2-inches long.

Mince the shrimp meat and mix with cooking wine, salt, egg white, and cornstarch. Shape the shrimp mixture into small balls. Put them in a lightly greased dish and steam over high heat for about 5 minutes.

Bring the soup stock to a boil. Add chai sim and salt. Pour soup into a large soup bowl and add shrimp balls to it. Serve immediately.