West Lake Beef Soup

Sep 25, 2018 | 1 min read

Iron-Rich Meals

Ingredients

1 Lucky Iron Fish

1 cup (200 g) ground beef

8 pcs straw mushrooms, diced

2 egg whites

1/2 cup fresh chopped cilantro/coriander

1 tbsp diced scallion

2 3/4 cup (650 ml) chicken broth

2 3/4 cup (650 ml) water

1/4 cup corn starch

Beef Seasoning

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp sugar

1/2 Tbsp soya sauce

1 1/4 tsp corn starch

1 Tbsp water

Soup Seasoning

1/2 Tbsp salt

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp pepper

1 1/2 Tbsp soya sauce

Commonly found as a starter or appetizer, West Lake Beef Soup is local to the Zhejiang region in Hangzhou, China, and is named after the scenic freshwater lake found there. Some say the starch and egg white in this soup resemble the ripples of the West Lake, but you'll have to make it for yourself and let us know!

MAKES 4 Servings | PREP TIME 20 Min. | TOTAL TIME 45 Min.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Stir-fry the beef and beef seasoning in a hot pan until thoroughly cooked
Rinse the beef under tap water
Bring the chicken broth and water to a boil, add Lucky Iron Fish, beef, cilantro, mushrooms and soup seasoning (salt, sugar, pepper, soya sauce) Simmer for 10 minutes.
Remove Lucky Iron Fish, clean and dry thoroughly
Mix the corn starch with water
Turn off heat, gently add and stir the corn starch + water mix into the soup
Bring soup back to a boil, add in egg whites and scallions
Serve when egg whites are set