Braised Turtle in
Soy Sauce
Ingredients
1 live soft-shelled turtle
about 2 lb. (1 kg)
1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
9 oz (250g) boneless pork
1 tsp. salt, or to taste
8 chicken wings
2 tbsp rice wine
5 tbsp lard or vegetable oil
4 1/4 cups(1 litre) chicken stock
4 oz (100g) garlic, sliced
2 1/2 cups (650ml) meat stock
2 tbsp ginger, sliced
1/4 tsp. pepper
3 tbsp (50 g) scallions, chopped, white parts
only
1 tbsp sesame oil
3 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp. MSG(optional)
Directions
- Chop off the turtle's head and drain
off the blood. Scrape off the hard outer
skin, remove the hard shell, and gut.
Wash thoroughly and chop off the feet.
Cut the turtle into 3 inch (7cm ) chunks.
- Chop the pork into 2 oz (50g) pieces.
Cut off the tips of the chicken wings
and chop each into 2 pieces. Parboil and
pork and chicken wings in boiling water
for 1 minute. Remove . Place garlic in
a heat-proof bowl and steam until tender.
- Heat the oil or lard in a wok over medium
heat until warm, about 210oF (100oC).
Add half the ginger and scallions and
stir-fry until fragrant. Add the pork
and chicken wings and stir-fry for 5 minutes.
Add the soy sauce, brown sugar, salt,
1 tbsp of the rice wine, and the chicken
stock. Bring to a boil and simmer over
a low fire until the sauce thicken.
- Pour the meat stock into another wok
and heat. When it comes to a boil add
the rest of the ginger and scallions,
and rest of the rice wine. Add the turtle
pieces to boil for 2 minutes. Remove .
Add turtle pieces to the pork and chicken
wings, simmer for 10 minutes over low
heat. Add the pepper and continue simmering
until the turtle meat is very tender.
Remove the garlic to the stock. When the
sauce thickened , pick up the pork in
the wok (the pork can be used for other
dish). Remove the chicken wings to the
bottom of a dish. Stir in MSG(optional)
and sesame oil in stock. place the turtle
on top with the sauce.
