Bird'S Nest Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 ounces fish base, dried bird nests
1 tablespoon oil
12 cups chicken stock
1 tablespoon fresh gingerroot, chopped
1/2 cup chicken meat, small diced
1/2 cup straw mushroom, diced
roux, cornstarch

Preparation

Soak bird's nest overnight. Then remove water and clean.
In a stockpot add cooking oil and boil the chicken stock then add in birds nest. Let it heat for 10 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and let it heat for another 10 minutes. Add in cornstarch roux to lightly thicken the soup and stir in the chicken meat, mushrooms and turn off the heat and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.