Tilapia and Mushroom Soup

 Ingredients ...

[1] tilapia 1.5 lbs for 4 people. slant cut, thin slices, 1/3 cm in thickness. marinated with cooking wine, corn starch, salt, a little soysauce, white pepper. add 1 tbsp of cooking oil, to coat the fish with a thin layer of oil, so the pieces won't stick together. put aside for at least an hour.
[2] cilantro, finely chopped

[3] scallion x1, cut into small pieces
[4] white pepper
[5] sesame oil
[6] chicken broth x1 can
[7] water 1.6 liters
[8] tofu, silk or soft, 1 box, thinly cut
[9] oyster mushroom, 1.5 lbs, cut off the tip of the root. use hand to tear them into medium pieces along the stems
[10] ginger, fine strips
[11] cooking oil, 5 tsps
[12] fried shallot, 2 tsps
[13] salt
[14] corn starch 1tsp, mixed with water

Directions ...

[a] +[11]+[12]+[3]+[10] saute for 1 minute
[b] +[9] stir for 2 minutes
[c] +[7] +[6] +[8] bring to boil
[d] +[13] to taste
[e] +[1] spread out on the top of the soup evenly, can flip the fish to the other side once. don't stir too much or may break the fish.
[f] after fish is about done, +[14], spread on the top evenly
[g] shut off heat, +[4] +[5] +[2] to taste