Seafood Bean Curd Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 cups chicken stock (homemade or a good canned stock)
1/2 cup shrimp, shelled,deveined,cut into small pieces
1/2 cup scallops, cubed
1/2 cup crabmeat
8 ounces firm bean curd, in small cubes (tofu)
1 green onion, finely chopped
1 slice ginger, finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in
5 tablespoons water
red wine vinegar (optional)
chili oil (optional)
1/2 teaspoon white pepper

Preparation

Bring stock to a boil; add shrimp, scallops, crab meat and bean curd.
Add green onion, ginger and salt; bring to boil again and then thicken with the dissolved cornstarch mixture.
If you wish, add a splash of red wine vinegar or chili oil.
Sprinkle with pepper and serve.