Quick soup 滾湯
West Lake beef soup
西湖牛肉羹sai1 wu4 ngau4 juk6 gang1
Gentle and balanced. Traditionally fine for most people, any time of year. Beef, tofu and egg sit around neutral.
Good for A Cantonese banquet classic; beef is traditionally said to build strength.
- 15 minprep
- 15 mincook
- 4servings
- One potAll year
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Ingredients
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- 1¼ quarts1.2 LWater
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Method
- Mix the beef with a pinch of salt, sugar, soy sauce and cornstarch. Blanch it briefly in boiling water and drain so it stays loose.
- Bring the stock to a boil and add the tofu cubes.
- Stir the cornstarch into 6 tbsp water and pour it in while stirring until the soup is lightly thick.
- Add the beef, turn off the heat and drizzle in the egg whites in a thin stream. Stir once.
- Finish with chopped cilantro and white pepper.
Who should go easy
Suits most people.
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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