Seafood Tofu Soup
Fujian-style nutritious soup: tofu, beef, and tomato simmered together for a fresh, rich flavor.
Ingredients
Tofu (remove outer skin, cut into strips 4 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, and 0.5 cm thick, blanch in boiling water and set aside)
150 g
Beef (cut into strips)
50 g
Tomato (cut into chunks)
50 g
Shiitake mushrooms
a pinch
Scallions (cut into strips)
15 g
Wood ear mushrooms
a pinch
Bamboo shoot strips
a pinch
Beef broth
500 g
Salt
3 g
MSG
3 g
Cooking wine
2 g
Instructions
1
Cutting and pre-processing
Remove the outer skin of the tofu, cut it into strips 4 cm long, 0.5 cm wide, and 0.5 cm thick, blanch in boiling water and set aside; cut the beef into strips.
2
Cooking the soup
Pour the beef broth into a wok and bring to a boil. Skim off the foam, then add the cooking wine, salt, and MSG. Add the tofu, and once the broth returns to a boil, add the beef strips, tomato, shiitake mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, and bamboo shoot strips. Mix well, ladle into a soup bowl, and garnish with the scallion strips to serve.