CNY Dishes #1 - 百财聚来喜迎春 | 白菜鱼鳔汤 Napa Cabbage and Fish Maw Soup

新年快乐！今天已经是年初五了，忙到现在才得空跟大家拜个年，祝大家生意兴隆，身体健康，万事如意，事事顺利。这几天都忙着拜访亲朋戚友，也忙着回马六甲拜年，所以用来向大家贺年的年菜食谱迟迟都未上，真是不好意思。


新年的年菜最讲究就是好意头，所以今年家里团圆午饭我就准备了一些好意头的菜肴，其中一道菜就是白菜鱼鳔汤。白菜鱼鳔汤是家里妈妈常煮的一道汤，每逢大日子总少不了这汤，可说是从小喝到大的一道汤。这汤里的主角之一就是白菜，白菜谐音为“百财”，带有聚财、招财、发财、百财聚来的含意。我用了排骨，鸡壳和干贝来熬汤底，熬好后才加入白菜，所以汤喝起来很清甜。几个月前托妈妈帮我买了些鱼鳔，整一大包的，不过这些鱼鳔都是还未炸的，所以需要自己炸。虽然自己炸鱼鳔会比平时更花时间和功夫，不过好处就是比较新鲜，而且用的都是新的油，炸出来的鱼鳔不会像外面买的那样带阵油味。炸鱼鳔的方法下次才跟大家分享，今天就先送上这白菜鱼鳔汤，希望大家百财聚来喜迎春！

白菜鱼鳔汤

材料：

炸鱼鳔 200克

白菜 500克（切成1寸段）

干贝 4个，稍微冲洗

排骨 600克

鸡壳 600克

姜 2片

罐头蘑菇 1罐（切半）

水 4公升

盐和胡椒粉 适量

做法:

1. 煮滚一锅水，将排骨和鸡壳放入氽烫2至3分钟，去除血水和杂质，烫好后将排骨沥干用水清洗一洗，把表面的杂质洗掉。 用热水将鱼鳔浸泡至软，沥干用清水冲洗，挤干水份，然后切成小块备用。

2. 把排骨、鸡壳、干贝和4公升的水放入汤锅里，煮至滚然后转至小火煮3个小时。高汤煮好后就用筛网过滤。

3. 将高汤再次煮滚，加入姜片，白菜和鱼鳔，然后以中火煮至鱼鳔变软即可。加入蘑菇，煮1分钟，以盐和胡椒粉调味即可饮用。

Napa Cabbage and Fish Maw Soup

Ingredients:

200g deep-fried fish maw, 

500g napa cabbage, cut into 1 inch sections

4 dried scallops, rinsed

600g pork rib

600g chicken carcass

2 slices ginger

1 canned button mushroom, cut into halves

4 litre water

Salt and pepper, to taste

Methods:

1. Bring a pot of water to boil. Put the pork ribs and chicken carcass in and cook for 2-3 minutes. Drain off the liquid and rinse the pork ribs and chicken carcass with tap water. Soak the fish maw in hot water until softened. Drain and rinse, then squeeze out the liquid and cut into small pieces. Set aside.

2. Place the pork ribs, chicken carcass, scallop and 4 litre of water into a stockpot. Bring to a boil then turn to low heat and cook for 3 hours. After 3 hours, strain the stock through a fine-mesh strainer. 

3. Bring the stock to a boil, add ginger, napa cabbage and fish maw, cook over medium heat until fish maw is soften to your liking. Add button mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper and the soup is ready to serve.

This post is linked to My Treasured Recipes#5 - Chinese New Year Goodies (Jan/Feb 2015) Hosted by Miss B of Everybody Eats Well in Flanders & Co-Hosted by Charmaine of Mimi Bakery.

And also linked to Cook and Celebrate: CNY 2015 organised by Yen from Eat your heart out, Diana from Domestic Goddess Wannabe and Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids.