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Chinese food recipe >> Fish and Seafood>> Braised Turtle in Soy Sauce
INGREDIENTS
 
1 live soft-shelled turtle about 2 lb. (1 kg)
9 oz (250g) boneless pork
8 chicken wings
5 tbsp lard or vegetable oil
4 oz (100g) garlic, sliced
2 tbsp ginger, sliced
3 tbsp (50 g) scallions, chopped, white parts only
3 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp. salt, or to taste
2 tbsp rice wine
4 1/4 cups(1 litre) chicken stock
2 1/2 cups (650ml) meat stock
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tbsp sesame oil
1/4 tsp. MSG(optional)
RECIPE
 
  1. Chop off the turtle's head and drain off the blood. Scrape off the hard outer skin, remove the hard shell, and gut. Wash thoroughly and chop off the feet. Cut the turtle into 3 inch (7cm ) chunks.
  2. Chop the pork into 2 oz (50g) pieces. Cut off the tips of the chicken wings and chop each into 2 pieces. Parboil and pork and chicken wings in boiling water for 1 minute. Remove . Place garlic in a heat-proof bowl and steam until tender.
  3. Heat the oil or lard in a wok over medium heat until warm, about 210oF (100oC). Add half the ginger and scallions and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the pork and chicken wings and stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, salt, 1 tbsp of the rice wine, and the chicken stock. Bring to a boil and simmer over a low fire until the sauce thicken.
  4. Pour the meat stock into another wok and heat. When it comes to a boil add the rest of the ginger and scallions, and rest of the rice wine. Add the turtle pieces to boil for 2 minutes. Remove . Add turtle pieces to the pork and chicken wings, simmer for 10 minutes over low heat. Add the pepper and continue simmering until the turtle meat is very tender. Remove the garlic to the stock. When the sauce thickened , pick up the pork in the wok (the pork can be used for other dish). Remove the chicken wings to the bottom of a dish. Stir in MSG(optional) and sesame oil in stock. place the turtle on top with the sauce.
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