Seafood Tofu Soup
A traditional Zhejiang soup featuring fish and shrimp paste formed into balls, simmered with tofu and tomato in a light, savory broth.
Ingredients
Black carp meat (formed into small fish balls)
150 g
Minced shrimp (formed into small shrimp balls)
150 g
Broth
500 g
Tofu (cut into small cubes)
1
Tomato (cut into long strips)
1
Cilantro (added as garnish when serving)
to taste
Salt (for seasoning)
to taste
MSG (for seasoning)
to taste
Black pepper (for seasoning)
to taste
Instructions
1
Form the balls
Form the black carp meat into small fish balls; shape the minced shrimp into small shrimp balls; cut the tofu into small cubes; and slice the tomato into long strips.
2
Simmer the soup
Bring the broth to a rolling boil in a soup pot, then add salt, MSG, black pepper and other seasonings to taste. Add the fish balls, shrimp balls and tofu, then toss in the tomato and cilantro as garnish just before serving.
