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Cantonese milky century egg soup with vegetables

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  • 350 g Napa cabbage
Chop the cabbage into inch and a half sections.
Long yao: get the wok piping hot, shut off the heat, add half a tablespoon of oil and swirl it for a non-stick surface.
  • ½ tbsp oil
  • 5 cloves garlic
On medium low, fry five whole garlic cloves about five minutes until golden brown, then remove them with the oil.
  • ½ tbsp oil
  • 1 whole century egg
Add another half tablespoon of oil and over high flame fry the chopped century egg about half a minute until the surface blisters.
Frying the egg and finishing the soup
  • 1 tbsp liaojiu
  • 1 cup hot boiled water
Swirl a tablespoon of Shaoxing wine over the spatula around the sides of the wok, mix, then add a cup of hot boiled water.
Add the vegetable and cook one to two minutes to your doneness, then return the garlic and the garlicky oil.
  • chopped cilantro
Serve in a deep plate with chopped cilantro over.