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Wednesday, Jan. 07, 2009

Sizzling Rice Soup

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Total Time: 1¾ hours
Makes: 4-5 first-course servings or 2-3 meal-size servings

This recipe is from www.chow.com

• Ingredients:

1 cup uncooked white rice

3 ounces small, frozen, cooked shrimp, thawed

5 ounces skinless, boneless chicken pieces cut into chunks and cooked (microwave or sauté, or use leftover chicken)

1 tablespoon cornstarch

2 tablespoons sherry (or rice or cooking white wine)

1 teaspoon soy sauce

4 cups chicken broth (2 cans, or use lightly seasoned homemade chicken stock)

½ to 1 full can of sliced water chestnuts

¼ cup sliced bamboo shoots, optional

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon pepper (preferably white pepper)

½ cup mushrooms, chopped or thinly sliced

¼ cup sliced green onions

½ cup snow pea pods, cut into 1 inch pieces

1 egg

Thinly sliced carrot or Napa cabbage or bok choy, as desired

• Instructions:

Cook rice as directed on package and spread in a thin layer on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake about one hour at 300 degrees, turning the rice layer over after 30 minutes. (You may need to bake a bit longer to get it crispy, but don't let it burn.) Break rice apart and set aside.

Mix together the chicken, shrimp, cornstarch, sherry and soy sauce; set aside.

Into a soup pot, put the broth, water chestnuts and bamboo shoots, if you're using them. Bring to a boil, add salt and pepper. Reduce heat and allow to simmer three to four minutes. Add mushrooms, green onions and snow pea pods.

Beat egg and add it to the chicken, shrimp and sherry mixture.

Meanwhile, heat 3 tablespoons oil until hot in a frying pan; place rice in oil to brown.

Add chicken and shrimp mixture to hot broth; stir and return to a boil. Add carrots or Napa cabbage or bok choy.

Remove rice from oil with slotted spoon, drain very briefly on paper towels.

Carefully pour soup in large serving terrine. Tableside, add rice to soup. If both are hot enough, your soup should sizzle.

Note: Pre-made rice cakes can be purchased at Asian markets or in the Asian section of some supermarkets.