Oriental treasure soup

10 servings

Quantity Ingredient
6 pounds Chicken
2 Medium onions, sliced
4 Ribs celery, chopped
2 Carrots, cut into chunks
4 Sprigs parsley
1 teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon White pepper
3 tablespoons Soy sauce
1½ tablespoon Dry sherry
1½ teaspoon Ginger juice
1½ teaspoon Sesame oil
Diced tofu
Cooked soft Chinese noodles
Sliced green onions
Sliced fresh mushrooms
Sliced water chestnuts
Celery, cut 1-in.-long
Red bell peppers
Cilantro leaves

Place chickens in large, heavy pot. Add 2 quarts water, onions, chopped celery, carrots, parsley, salt and white pepper and bring to boil. Skim off any scum that rises to top. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 1½ to 2 hours or until chickens are very tender. Remove chickens from pot and set aside. Strain broth. There should be about 7 cups. Return broth to pot and add soy sauce, sherry, ginger juice and sesame oil. Strip chicken from bones and dice. Add to broth and bring once more to boil. Place in chafing dish over heating unit and keep it at simmer. Arrange tofu, noodles, green onions, mushrooms, water chestnuts, julienned celery, red peppers and cilantro leaves in bowls around chafing dish. Ladle broth into bowls and let guests add ingredients of their choice. (Keep broth very hot, as addition of extra ingredients will cool it.)

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