8 Treasures

Name: 8 Treasures
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 1/3 cups ground beef; 2 1/3 cups peeled and deveined medium shrimp (30-40 per pound); 1 cup cubed fully cooked ham; 4 sliced fresh mushrooms; 2 leeks, chopped; 8 cups water; 2 (12 ounce) packages firm tofu, drained and cubed; 1 (14.75 ounce) can cream-style corn; 1/2 cup cornstarch; 1 cup water; 4 egg whites, beaten

12 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 1/3 cups ground beef
2 1/3 cups peeled and deveined medium shrimp (30-40 per pound)
1 cup cubed fully cooked ham
4 sliced fresh mushrooms
2 leeks, chopped
8 cups water
2 (12 ounce) packages firm tofu, drained and cubed
1 (14.75 ounce) can cream-style corn
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 cup water
4 egg whites, beaten

Directions

1

Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Cook the ground beef, shrimp, ham, mushrooms, and leeks in the oil until the ground beef is browned, about 10 minutes. Pour in 8 cups water and bring to a simmer; cook for 10 minutes.
2

Stir the tofu and creamed corn into the soup. Whisk the cornstarch into 1 cup water; stir into pot. Bring to a simmer; cook until the soup has thickened, about 5 minutes. Slowly stir egg whites into thickened soup until they firm into ribbons.