Name: Golden broth
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ¼ cup large tapioca pearls (see note); 500 ml (2 cups) good-quality chicken stock; 1 tbsp light soy sauce, or to taste; 2 tsp oyster sauce, or to taste; 1 tsp finely grated light palm sugar, or to taste; 150 gm Chinese roast duck meat, thinly sliced (about ½ duck, see note); 2 tbsp each coriander and Thai basil leaves; 20 gm baby English spinach leaves; 4 cm piece of ginger, cut into julienne; 20 gm pearl meat, thinly sliced, to serve (optional); Scallop dumplings; 75 gm roeless scallops (about 4-6); 25 gm trevally or sea bream, finely chopped (see note); 2 eggwhites; 30 ml pouring cream

Golden broth

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for golden broth by Geoff Lindsay from Pearl.

Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

Total

1H 20M

Ingredients

¼ cup large tapioca pearls (see note)

500 ml (2 cups) good-quality chicken stock

1 tbsp light soy sauce, or to taste

2 tsp oyster sauce, or to taste

1 tsp finely grated light palm sugar, or to taste

150 gm Chinese roast duck meat, thinly sliced (about ½ duck, see note)

2 tbsp each coriander and Thai basil leaves

20 gm baby English spinach leaves

4 cm piece of ginger, cut into julienne

20 gm pearl meat, thinly sliced, to serve (optional)

Scallop dumplings

75 gm roeless scallops (about 4-6)

25 gm trevally or sea bream, finely chopped (see note)

2 eggwhites

30 ml pouring cream

Method

Main

1.Cook tapioca in a saucepan of boiling water until transparent (45 minutes-1 hour). Refresh under cold running water, set aside.

2.Meanwhile for dumplings, process scallop in a food processor until smooth, add trevally, pulse to combine, add eggwhites one at a time, pulse to combine, add cream, pulse to combine and season to taste. Refrigerate.

3.Bring stock to the boil in a saucepan over medium heat, season to taste with soy and oyster sauces, palm sugar and sea salt. Skim surface, then simmer over low heat. Spoon teaspoons of dumplings into stock, cook until opaque (1-2 minutes). Remove with a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate, keep warm.

4.Divide tapioca, dumplings, duck, herbs, spinach and ginger among bowls, ladle over broth, top with pearl meat, if using, serve.

Tapioca pearls are available from Asian grocers and roast ducks from Chinese barbecue shops. Geoff Lindsay uses pearl meat in place of trevally or sea bream.
Notes

Geoff Lindsay

Styling by Emma Knowles