Chinese spinach soup (上汤苋菜) - How to make it from scratch (the traditional way)

The Chinese spinach soup called 上汤苋菜 is a popular item featured on the menu of Chinese restaurants in Malaysia. This Cantonese-style clear soup has a rich stock flavor, combined with the Asian flavors from spinach, salted eggs, and century eggs.
The Malaysian version of the 上汤苋菜 does not include chilies. Instead, it commonly uses ikan bilis (the local anchovies) as the soup base. These differences make it taste different from the China version.
I adjusted my recipe by substituting the anchovy stock with the homemade Chicken stock and including some dried shrimp to provide the seafood taste.
Dong guai and ginkgo nuts are two optional ingredients I add to the soup, rendering some herbal flavor and providing a different texture.
Here is a detailed explanation of how to prepare Chinese spinach soup.


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Recipe:
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Ingredients
500ml chicken stock
500ml water
400g spinach
4 cloves of garlic
2 slices dong guai
1 tbsp goji berries
1 century egg
1 salted duck egg
1 tbsp dried shrimp
10 ginkgo nuts
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp ground white pepper

Method
Preparation
1. Plug off the leaves and discards the tough stalks of the spinach. Wash the leaves thoroughly.
2. Cook the salted duck egg in boiling water, peel, and cut it into small pieces. Separate the yolk from the white.
3. Similarly, remove the shell of the century egg. Separate the egg yolks from the egg white, then cut them into small pieces.
4. Soak the dried shrimp in hot water to soften them. Then remove and drain.
5. Crack the ginkgo nuts, discard the shell and remove the inner stem, which is bitter.
Cooking
1. Stir-fry the garlic cloves in oil until fragrant and slightly charred on the surface.
2. Add the dried shrimp and stir-fry until fragrant.
3. Pour in the homemade chicken stock.
4. Add the dong guai, the white part of the century egg, and the salted egg.
5. Include the Chinese spinach. Cook until the vegetables start to wilt.
6. Season the soup with salt, sugar, and white pepper powder.
7. Add the egg yolk pieces.
8. Finally, add a handful of wolfberries (goji berries) to the soup before serving.

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