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West Lake Beef Soup

When our team was in Hong Kong, we participated in a cooking lesson and demonstration with Michelin-star Chef Charles Cheung and created this classic Chinese soup.  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. 

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 

 INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Stir-fry the beef and beef seasoning in a hot pan until thoroughly cooked
  2. Rinse the beef under tap water
  3. 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.
  4. Remove Lucky Iron Fish, clean and dry thoroughly
  5. Mix the corn starch with water
  6. Turn off heat, gently add and stir the corn starch + water mix into the soup
  7. Bring soup back to a boil, add in egg whites and scallions
  8. Serve when egg whites are set