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West Lake Beef Soup
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
5
minutes
mins
Course:
Main Course, Soup
Cuisine:
Asian, Chinese
Keyword:
beef, cilantro, egg
Servings:
4
people
Ingredients
½
pound
ground beef
1
tablespoon
soy sauce
1
tablespoon
ShaoHsing wine
6
cups
chicken broth
4
tablespoons
cornstarch
¼
cup
cool water
2
eggs
lightly beaten
½
teaspoon
Kosher salt
¼
teaspoon
ground white pepper
½
bunch cilantro
roughly chopped
Instructions
In a medium mixing bowl, combine beef, soy sauce and ShaoHsing wine. Let marinate while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
In a large dutch oven on medium high heat, add the chicken stock and bring to a boil.
Drop meat in and break up quickly.
In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in cool water to make a slurry. Stir the slurry into the soup. Add more slurry if a thicker soup is desired.
While gently stirring the soup, slowly drizzle in the eggs to create the egg ribbons.
Stir in cilantro. Season with salt, ground white pepper, and sesame oil.