West Lake Beef Broth
1.
Chop the beef finely into grains, the finer the better;
2.
Add a little water to dissolve;
3.
Put water in the pot, add beef cubes after boiling, remove after boiling and set aside;
4.
Wash enoki mushrooms in advance and soak them in cold water for more than 4 hours;
5.
Wash and chop for later use;
6.
Cut south tofu into small cubes for later use;
7.
Beat the egg whites for later use;
8.
Chop the coriander and set aside;
9.
Add the soup to the pot;
10.
After boiling, add diced tofu;
11.
Add minced mushrooms and minced beef;
12.
Boil again and add a little salt and sugar to taste (use salt carefully, the soup will taste salty)
13.
Add freshly ground pepper to taste;
14.
After boiling again, add a small amount of water starch several times to adjust the concentration you like;
15.
Bring to the boil again, turn off the heat and beat in the egg whites, and stir in the same direction;
16.
Finally, add a little coriander, and it's ok.
Tips:
1. Melt beef cubes with cold water before blanching, which can prevent the beef cubes from forming a ball in the blanching water;
2. Other mushrooms can be used. Straw mushrooms were supposed to be used, but I didn’t get them, but it’s not bad to use enoki mushrooms.
3. The egg whites should be beaten in after turning off the heat to bring out a faint flocculent shape and a smoother taste. Don't worry, the soup is hot enough to boil the egg whites.
4. I put a few medlars just for the color, not essential. However, it is not bad to eat more goji berries this season.