West Lake Beef Soup ---- Homemade Version

If you are using dried mushrooms, you need to soak them in advance. I am using fresh ones, so just cleaning them is enough.

Chop it into fine mince, it requires a bit of patience.

Fresh beef, buy it, clean it, and freeze it in the fridge. This is to make it easier to cut later.

Same as above, chop into fine minced meat.

Cilantro is essential, I love it so much.

Finely chop the ginger.

Two eggs, only the egg whites.

Add water to the pot and then add the chopped minced beef [Actually, before putting the beef in the pot, you can put it in a bowl and pour hot water over it. This can help break up the beef, otherwise, if you put it directly into the pot, it will clump together]. Remember to add a spoonful of cooking wine to remove the raw meat smell.

After the water boils, drain it and rinse off the scum with warm water, then drain it again and set aside for later use.

Take a cooking pot, add a little more water, bring it to a boil, then add ground beef and ginger to boil together. After the water comes back to a boil, cook for a little while longer.

Add the chopped mushroom pieces and continue cooking.

Add an appropriate amount of salt when it feels about right.

Season with white pepper powder.

Pour in the water-starch mixture to thicken the sauce, and remember to pour it in two times. After the first addition, check the consistency; don't add too much, as if it's too thick it won't taste good.

Slowly pour in the egg whites, remembering to stir quickly and evenly so that the egg whites become like flying flakes [so when pouring the egg whites, you must slowly pour in a circular motion, don't foolishly pour it all at once and then blame me later.

Finally, sprinkle cilantro and drizzle sesame oil.

Stir well and take it out of the pot. You can taste it often to see if anything needs to be added.

A soup with an amazing taste, definitely a must-try when hosting guests at home.

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