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Bihongke

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Bihongke

Bihongke is a comforting chicken bihon soup brightened with quail eggs, wood ear fungus, and fried garlic.

35 minutes · Serves 6

Ingredients for Bihongke

  • 2 cups cooked flaked chicken
  • 250 g bihon noodles
  • 24 boiled and shelled quail eggs
  • 1 cup rehydrated wood ear fungus, sliced
  • 1 carrot, thinly sliced
  • 6 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 small shallots, chopped
  • 2 liters chicken stock
  • 4 spring onions, chopped
  • Fish sauce, to taste
  • White ground pepper, to taste
  • Fried garlic, for garnish
  • Cooking oil

How to cook Bihongke

  1. 1.Heat oil in a pot and sauté garlic and shallots until fragrant.
  2. 2.Pour in chicken stock, add wood ear fungus, and bring to a boil.
  3. 3.Add flaked chicken and bihon. Cook for 6 minutes, adding stock if the noodles absorb too much liquid.
  4. 4.Add carrots and quail eggs, then turn off heat. Season with fish sauce and white pepper; garnish with spring onions and fried garlic.
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