Shrimp soup recipe with straw mushrooms

This shrimp soup recipe with straw mushrooms is interesting to make as it is interesting to eat.

The finished product and it was yummy.

It is interesting to make because I get to mince up fresh shrimp and make shrimp balls. The balls should look like apples with the celery sticks sticking out.

The shrimp balls in the picture below are missing the celery sticks because I forgot to buy it. Step-by-step instructions on how to make these shrimp balls are available at my blog.

You can add more than one type of mushrooms to make the soup more interesting.

I was taught since young that when boiling dumplings, fish balls, or meat balls, they are cooked and ready when they float to the surface of the water.

600g fresh shrimps
40g straw mushrooms
1 celery
2 slices of carrot
250ml soup stock
soy sauce
sesame seed oil to taste

salt
1 egg white
1 tablespoon of cornstarch

1. Shell, devein and mince the shrimps
2. Add the seasoning for the shrimp balls to the minced shrimps. Mix them up till the mixture is slightly sticky
3. Wash the straw mushrooms and cut in half
4. Wash the celery and cut into thin short strips
5. Shape the shrimp mixture into round balls with hands and place on a plate
6. Insert one strip of celery in the centre of each shrimp ball. Make sure that one end of the celery strip is sticking out of the shrimp ball
7. Place the shrimp balls in a bowl of water to hold their shapes
8. Bring soup stock to a boil, lower the heat and add the shrimp balls into the soup. Cook for about 8 minutes or until the shrimp balls float to the surface
9. Add the straw mushrooms and carrot slices
10. Bring the entire pot to a boil. Lower the heat and cook till the vegetables are cooked
11. Add soy sauce and sesame seed oil before serving

Recipe link: http://www.homemade-chinese-soups.com/shrimp-soup-recipe-with-straw-mushrooms.html