Chinese Recipe - Fish Maw with Chicken and Scallops

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp oil
  
• 5 slices ginger
  
• 400 ml water
  
• 2 chicken whole legs, cut into pieces
  
• 150g pre-soaked fish maw, cut into pieces
  
• 10 small dried scallops, soaked until soft
  
• 2 pieces dong guai
  
• 1 piece bei qi, cut into small pieces
  
• 1 tbsp Chinese wolfberries

Seasoning:

• ½ tsp salt
  
• 1 tsp soy sauce
  
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  
• 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
  
• Dash of sesame oil
  
• Some shredded spring onion

Directions:

1. Heat up oil in a wok and sauté ginger until fragrant. Add in water and bring to boil.
2. Add in all the ingredients, seasoning and cook at low heat for 20 minutes until the gravy has thickened.
3. Sprinkle shredded spring onion on top and serve hot.

Preparation of dried fish maw: Put dried fish maw into a pot of water and bring to boil. Cover and leave to cool over night. Change the water and repeat the same way till dried fish maw is soft before using.

* Astragalus (Bei Qi) helps promote blood circulation and lowers blood pressure.

* Chinese Angelica Root ( Dong Guai) helps nourishe the blood, invigorate vital energy and promote the circulation of the blood.

* Chinese wolfberries (Kei Chi) is a nutrient-dense superfood in a class all often used to improve eye condition, among many others.