Fried Shrimp Won Ton Soup With Smoked Ham & C

Ingredients

36 shrimp won ton
8 c chicken broth
1 tb soy sauce
2 tb dry sherry
1/4 ts pepper
3/8 c cornstarch mixed with
3/8 c water
1 ts asian sesame oil
2 egg whites
2 green onions trimmed
3 cilantro
2 tb smithfield ham
2 oil
3 quart soup tureen

Instructions

heat. Lightly beat the egg whites just to break them up a bit. Stir soup in a circular motion while slowly and in a steady stream pouring in the egg whites. The whites should set within seconds into a lacy pattern. Pour soup over won tons, garnish with chopped onions, cilantro and Smithfield ham. Serve hot. Joyce Jue, San Francisco Chronicle, 4/15/92.