West Lake Beef Soup

Name: West Lake Beef Soup
Ingredients: 225 g filet of beef, sliced across the grain into pieces; 4 cups stock (broth); 2 egg whites; 2 tablespoons cornflour, dissolved in water; 1 teaspoon cornflour; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon rice wine; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 dash black pepper; 1 tablespoon chopped scallion

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

225 g filet of beef, sliced across the grain into pieces
4 cups stock (broth)
2 egg whites
2 tablespoons cornflour, dissolved in water
1 teaspoon cornflour
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon rice wine
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 dash black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped scallion

Directions

1

Marinate beef with corn flour, sugar, rice wine and soy sauce for 15 minutes.
2

Bring the stock to boil.
3

Add in the beef.
4

Add in cornstarch solution when stock starts to boil again.
5

Slowly add in the beaten egg whites while gently stirring the soup.
6

Sprinkle a dash of black pepper and the chopped scallion to the soup.
7

Remove the soup for serving.