Introduction: Make West Lake beef soup: don't cook directly under the pot! Keeping in mind the 3 tips, beef soup is smooth and tender and fragrant.
As the name suggests, "West Lake Beef Soup" must be related to Hangzhou's West Lake, and indeed, this dish originates from "Hangzhou Gang Cuisine". Rumor has it that this soup is made of starch and egg white, resembling the ripples of a lake, so it was named "West Lake".
Some people have also humorously said that the reason why this dish is named west lake is because the beef soup is "thin paste", and it is named after the near sound "West Lake" for good sound. However, regardless of its name, this soup is indeed a typed, flavorful, fresh meat, soupy appetizer. A bowl of belly, the fresh aroma of minced meat, mixed with pepper pepper, makes people feel full of heat, and it is most suitable to drink in winter.
The origin of West Lake beef soup
"West Lake beef soup" is made of minced beef, diced shiitake mushrooms and egg liquid braised, mellow and smooth, whether in Zhejiang, or in Guangdong, this dish is the finale dish, drink more throat appetizer, this is the origin of West Lake beef soup.
Many people make West Lake beef soup, are directly under the pot to cook, this is a big mistake, if you want to make a delicious beef soup, you must keep in mind the 3 tips, the soup will be smooth and tender.
Blanch minced beef, diced tofu and diced shiitake mushrooms
Add salt to the minced beef, minced tofu and shiitake mushrooms, add salt and blanch for a minute to remove the froth. The main purpose of this is to be able to remove the astringency of mushrooms, the bean smell of tofu and the fishy taste of beef.
Soup soup
The Hook of West Lake Beef Soup and the Hook of Stir-fry are different in time and order, when stir-frying is about to be cooked, and West Lake Beef Soup is to be hooked when the egg liquid has not yet been put into the pot, and it is a thin mustard, a thick mustard hook, can be mixed with egg liquid.
Spice custard
Egg mixture must be carried out after the hook, and it is to carry out the egg yolk liquid and egg white liquid separately, and slowly pour into the molding when pouring the liquid, if the speed is too fast or too strong, the egg liquid will foam, which will affect the beauty of the soup.
West Lake beef soup to prepare
Ingredients required: 150 grams of beef tenderloin, 2 eggs, a small piece of tofu, 2 shiitake mushrooms, a little black and white mushrooms, a little coriander, 5 grams of salt, pepper.
method:
Step 1: First chop the prepared beef into mung bean-sized grains, cut the tofu into small cubes, the shiitake mushrooms into small cubes, the black and white mushrooms into cubes, the coriander into small pieces, and the eggs are beaten separately into the basin and set aside.
Step 2: Add the right amount of water to the pot, add the right amount of edible salt, and then blanch the cut beef, diced tofu and cereal in the pot at once, and then remove the foam and remove the dry water for later.
Step 3: Re-add the appropriate amount of water to the pot and boil, then boil the raw materials of the water under the pot, boil and fish out the floating powder, add the appropriate amount of edible salt and pepper to the pot, and then mix the mixed corn starch into the pot, and then mix some corn starch thick mustard, stir well with a spoon.
Step 4: Then gently pour the egg yolk liquid, and then gently pour the egg white liquid, the egg liquid can not be too fast when entering the pot, slowly pour in, avoid foaming, affect the beauty of the soup, and then sprinkle with coriander leaves, adjust a little soy sauce to the pot and plate.
Tips:
1. When making West Lake beef soup, it is best to choose tenderloin or outer tenderloin, which is conducive to the digestion of the elderly and children.
2. Ingredients must be blanched in water so that the fishy smell of beef and the bean smell of tofu can be removed.
3. When pouring water starch, be sure to divide the thin and thick 2 times to hook the mustard, when adding, it must be added multiple times, so that it will be even.
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