Shrimp Ball Soup With Chai Sim
By: Eliza Adam
Published: Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 9:17pm

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

1 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. 2 Rinse chai sim and chop roughly to 2-inches long. 3 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. 4 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.