Celebration Beef Soup

Recipe Ingredients

		Marinade
3 tablespoons	45ml	Water
2 tablespoons	30ml	Rice wine or dry sherry
1 tablespoon	15ml	Cornstarch
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Lean ground beef
		Soup
5 cups	1185ml	Beef broth
2 tablespoons	30ml	Regular soy sauce
1 tablespoon	15ml	Dark soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	White pepper
1/2		Leek, white part only - julienned
1/3 cup	78ml	Frozen peas - thawed
1/4 cup	27g / 1oz	Diced carrots
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chopped cilantro
3 tablespoons	45ml	Cornstarch - dissolved in
1/4 cup	59ml	Water
2		Egg whites - lightly beaten
1 teaspoon	5ml	Sesame oil

Recipe Instructions

Combine marinade ingredients in bowl. Add the beef and mix well. Let stand for 10 minutes.

Place the broth, soy sauces, and pepper in a 2-quart pot; bring to a boil. Add beef and stir to separate. Add leek, peas, carrots, and cilantro. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.

Add cornstarch solution and cook, stirring , until soup boils and thickens. Turn off heat. Add egg whites, stirring, until they form long threads. Stir in sesame oil.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
Martin Yan's Culinary Journey Through China by Martin Yan, (KQED - Books, 1997)

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