Chicken and Siomai Soup

Ingredients

Broth:
500 grams chicken (preferably the white part)
8 cups water
shrimp heads – or shrimp cubes if you have no shrimp heads.
1 small carrot, cut into quarters
1 stalk of celery chopped
1 onion cut into quarters
fish sauce and white pepper, to taste

Toppings:
Spring onions
Fried Garlic

Instructions.

1. Bring chicken to a boil along with the vegetables and shrimp heads. Let it simmer for 1.5 hours, occasionally removing the scum.
2. Take out the chicken and shred the meat roughly. Not too small but not too big.
3. Remove all of the vegetables and the shrimp heads and discard.
4. Season the remaining soup with fish sauce and white pepper.
5. Bring back to a simmer and drop the siomai dumplings. Let simmer for about 5 minutes more.
6. Prepare separate bowls. Add the shredded chicken, fill with the broth and siomai. Top with chopped spring onions and fried garlic.
Enjoy!