Turtle Soup (Bagua Soup)

Ingredients

1 live turtle, 500 g (about 1 lb) clear chicken broth.

Ingredients

5 g scallion knots, 3 g ginger pieces, 10 g cordyceps.

Instructions

1. Clean the live turtle thoroughly, remove the head and feet, and cut into pieces. Rinse the cordyceps with warm water.

2. Heat a wok over high heat, toss in scallion sections and ginger slices to release their aroma, then add the turtle meat, turtle organs, and salt, stir-frying for 5 minutes. Transfer everything to a clay pot, add cordyceps and chicken broth, and simmer over high heat for 2 hours. Add the turtle eggs and continue simmering until the soup thickens, then transfer to a steam pot and steam for another half hour before serving.

Turtle Soup (Bagua Soup)