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     Title: SHANGHAI FISH SOUP
Categories: Chinese, Soups, Seafood
     Yield: 4 servings

     4    Dry Shiitake mushrooms
   1/2    To 3/4 Lb. Catfish fillets
     1 tb Salad oil
     1 tb Julienned peeled fresh
          -ginger
     2 tb Red-in-snow (optional)
     4 c  Low-salt chicken broth
     8 oz Firm tofu, drained and cut
          -into 1/2 inch cubes
     2 tb Soy sauce
     1 tb Dry sherry
     1 ts Sugar
     1 lg Green onion, cut diagonally
          -into 1 inch pieces
   1/2 ts Sesame oil

 Soak mushrooms in warm water until caps are tender, 15
 to 30 minutes. Drain and squeeze gently to remove some
 of the water. Cut off and discard stems; thinly slice
 caps. Set aside.

 Rinse fish and pat dry. Cut fillets into 1-by 1 1/2
 inch pieces; set aside.

 Place a wok or 3 to 4 quart saucepan over high heat.
 When hot, add oil and swirl to coat cooking surface.
 Add ginger and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
 Add mushrooms, fish and red-in-snow; stir until fish
 turns opaque on outside, about 1 minute. Stir in
 broth, tofu, soy sauce, sherry and sugar; bring soup
 to a boil, stirring occasionally. Pour into a tureen
 and sprinkle with green onions and sesame oil. Makes 4
 to 6 servings.

 Per serving: 201 Calories, 20 g Protein, 7 g
 Carbohydrates, 2 g Saturated Fat,  3 g Monounsaturated
 Fat, 4 g Polyunsaturated Fat, .2 Omega-3 Fat, 33 mg
 Cholesterol, 970 mg Sodium.

 Note: Fish, Cod, Rockfish, Snapper, Orange Roughy, can
 be substituted for catfish.

 SOURCE: *Simply Seafood, Spring  1992 SHARED BY: Jim
 Bodle 3/93

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