West Lake Beef Soup

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West Lake Beef Soup
[Zhejiang Cuisine] West Lake Beef Soup: This dish is named after the West Lake because it contains tofu (or cornflour) and egg white to look like lake water.

Efficacy: Beef is rich in protein, and its amino acid composition is closer to the human body's needs than pork. It can improve the body's disease resistance. It is suitable for people who are growing and developing, recuperated after surgery and disease in terms of replenishing blood loss and repairing tissue. Eating beef in cold winter has the effect of warming the stomach and is a good tonic for winter. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that beef has the effects of nourishing the middle and replenishing qi, nourishing the spleen and stomach, strengthening the muscles and bones, resolving phlegm and alleviating wind, and quenching thirst and stopping saliva. It is suitable for people with subsidence of the middle qi, shortness of breath and weakness, weakness of muscles and bones, chronic anemia and yellow face.

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Steps for West Lake Beef Soup

  • Make  step 0
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    Wash the lean beef and chop it into mush.
  • Make  step 1
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    Put it in boiling water and cook it for a short time, and remove it.
  • Make  step 2
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    Dice the mushrooms and blanch them with boiling water.
  • Make  step 3
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    Wash the coriander and chop it.
  • Make  step 4
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    Pour water into the pan, add minced beef, lactone tofu, and diced mushrooms to boil.
  • Make  step 5
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    Add refined salt and monosodium glutamate.
  • Make  step 6
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    Pour in egg white, minced coriander, and pepper.
  • Make  step 7
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    You can also add a little more cornflour to make the soup thicker.
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