STUFFED ZHUSHENG WITH BIRD'S NEST

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Ingredients :
225 g shelled shrimps
1 green crab (about 375 g)
19 g zhusheng (dictophora phalloidea)
38 g soaked bird’s nest pieces (with water absorted)
300 g asparagus
any suitable amount of stock
1 egg white
1 tsp wine
 
Seasoning :
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp caltrop starch
dash of sesame oil
1/2 tbsp egg while
 
Thickening Solution
1/2 cup stock
1 tsp caltrop starch
1/6 tsp salt
1/2 tsp light soy sauce
dash of sesame oil
pinch of pepper
 
Method :
 
1. Remove vein from shrimps. Wash and wipe dry. Pat with knife. Add bird’s nest and refrigerator for 1/2 hour.
 
2. Gut crab and wash. Remove fat from crab. Add dash of ginger juice and wine. Stir well. Pour in boiling water until the crab is half-cooked. Then remove meat.
 
3. Soak Zhusheng until it becomes tender. Cut into 2 1/2 inches sections. Parboil and rinse. Simmer with stock for a while. Absorb the water. Put shrimps paste onto Zhusheng. Steam stuffed Zhusheng for 4 minutes. Pour away steaming sauce. Blanch asparagus in water with oil and salt. Arrenge around the plate.
 
4. Heat oil. Sizze wine. Add thinckening sauce. Bring to the boil. Then add crab fat and meat. Mix well. stir in egg white. Then put on the centre of the plate.