Quick soup 滾湯
Tomato, tofu and egg drop soup
番茄豆腐蛋花湯faan1 ke2 dau6 fu6 daan6 faa1 tong1
Traditionally eaten to clear heat. Best in hot, dry or "heaty" spells. Tomato and tofu are cool; egg is neutral.
Good for A 15-minute 滾湯 that is traditionally said to quench thirst.
- 10 minprep
- 15 mincook
- 4servings
- One potSummer
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Ingredients
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- 1 quarts1 LWater
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Method
- Cut the tomatoes in wedges and fry them with a little oil until soft.
- Add the water and boil 5 minutes. Add the tofu cubes.
- Turn off the heat, drizzle in beaten egg and finish with scallion, salt and white pepper.
Who should go easy
Suits almost everyone.
Traditional Chinese food therapy, not medical advice. Ask your doctor if you are pregnant, on medication or unwell.
Ingredient natures from Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, "中醫食療——食物種類分析" (Dr Lam To-yee, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, 2022). How we judge a soup’s nature.
Watch someone make it
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