Sam see soup

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

6 md Black mushrooms -- dried
1 Chicken breast whole -- Approx 1 lb
1/2 ts Corn starch
1/2 ts Salt
4 oz Pea pods
2 oz Smoked ham fully cooked
2 Abolone canned whole Drained
2 Green onions with tops.
4 c Chicken broth
1/2 c Shredded canned bamboo Shoots
2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Seasame oil
1/8 ts White pepper

Instructions:

Soak mushrooms in warm water until soft about 30 minutes drain. Rinse in warm water drain. Remove and discard stems; cut caps into thin slices Remove bones and skin from chicken; cut chicken into thin strips. Toss chicken cornstarch and 1/2 teaspoon salt in glass or plastic bowl. Cover and refrigerate 20 minutes. Remove strings from pea pods. Place pea pods in boiling water. Cover and cook 1 minute; drain. Immediately rinse under running cold water drain. Cut pea pods lengthwise into thin strips. Cut ham and abalone into thin strips. Cut green onions into 2 inch pieces. Heat chicken broth and mushrooms to boiling in 3-quart saucepan. Stir in chicken and bamboo shoots; heat to boiling. Stir in ham 2 teaspoons salt the seasame oil and white pepper. heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add pea pods cook and stir 30 seconds. Remove from heat stir in abalone and green onions. Recipe By : Cooking Chinese by Leeann Chin