Sliced Beef and Vermicelli Soup
A Cantonese soup made by simmering marinated beef slices with soaked vermicelli, then seasoning and drizzling with sesame oil.
Ingredients
beef (sliced thin)
100 g
dried vermicelli (soaked in boiling water)
80 g
dried shrimp
25 g
table salt
to taste
Shaoxing rice wine
to taste
cornstarch
to taste
MSG
to taste
sesame oil
to taste
Instructions
1
Marinate the beef
Slice the beef into thin pieces, mix with cornstarch, Shaoxing rice wine, table salt and MSG, and stir to combine evenly.
2
Cook the soup
Bring water to a rolling boil in a pot, add the marinated beef slices first, cover the pot and let it return to a boil, then add the pre-soaked vermicelli, cover and cook for about 5 minutes.
3
Season and serve
Remove the lid, add table salt and MSG, bring to a boil again, transfer to a soup bowl, drizzle with sesame oil and serve.
