Abalone soup ~ cny

Ingredients

• 420 g pork ribs
• 600 g free range chicken
• 6 fresh abalone
• 3 strands Tong Choong Choe
• 10 g Gojiberries
• 10 g Wai San
• 4 cups water
• Salt to taste

Sauce for the abalone:

• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1.1/2 cups water
• 1/4  teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons Shaoxing wine
• 2 teaspoons cornflour + 1 tablespoon water to thicken

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Preparation

• Boil some water in a pot and blanch the cleaned and washed abalone for a while, dish out.
• Bring to the boil another round of water and blanch the pork ribs, dish out and drain.
• Prepare a double boiler and add in 4 cups of water of hot water in the pot.
• Add in the abalone, pork ribs and double boil for 3.1/4 hours under medium low heat.
  
• Add in the tong choong choe, gojiberries, wai san and double boil for another 45 minutes.
• Add salt to taste. Dish out the abalone and set aside. Serve the soup, hot.
• Sauce for the abalone:
  In a pot of boiling water, add in 2 teaspoons oil and a pinch of salt, blanch the choy far, remove, drain and place on a serving plate. Mix the oyster sauce, sugar and water. Bring to the boil, add in the thickening. Test for taste, switch off fire and add in the wine. Arrange the abalone on the bed of vegetables. Pour the sauce over and serve.