Minced Beef And Tofu Soup
From auntiekahala 16 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 12
A different soup for Chinese foodies You can make this quickly or slowly, Either way, you do not loose any flavor or texture.Personalize this with any of the add ins and extras.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb finely sliced chuck, or other less expensive beef shopping list
- 1 medium chopped onion shopping list
- 1 tsp or more minced ginger shopping list
- 3 cloves minced garlic (or 1 rounded tsp bottled minced garlic) shopping list
- 1 Tbls soy sauce shopping list
- 1 Tbls sugar shopping list
- 2 Tbls sherry (NOT cooking sherry ) shopping list
- 6-8 cups beef or chicken broth shopping list
- 1 cup frozen petite peas or peas and carrots shopping list
- 2 finely chopped green onions shopping list
- 1 box firm or extra firm tofu shopping list
- salt and white pepper to taste shopping list
- Extras and add-ins shopping list
- thin rice noodles, added before tofu shopping list
- slivered water chestnuts shopping list
- bamboo shoots shopping list
- cilantro leaves shopping list
- corn starch or arrowroot thickener if desired shopping list
How to make it
- Finely slice beef strips into bite sized pieces
- brown meat with onion and garlic til onions are translucent
- add ginger, sliced, minced, grated...it doesn't matter
- stir with beef quickly
- add soy, sugar and sherry, stirring quickly
- add broth , boil then cover turn down heat and simmer 30 mins or more
- return to boil and thicken with slurry of corn starch or arrowroot if desired
- cut tofu into 1/2 inch cubes, cubes can be larger if desired
- turn off heat and add veggies, green onions and tofu, stirring frequently
- add salt and pepper to taste
- garnish with sprinkles of cilantro leaves and/or green onions
- if add-ins/extras are desired, add now except noodles. They need to go in before tofu cubes
- Stir before serving
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Sounds wonderful!
bluewaterandsand
in GAFFNEY loved it
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This is wonderful. I have tofu on my shopping list!
chihuahua
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