West Lake Beef Soup

West Lake Beef Soup | Step 1: Chop 200g beef into fine grains and toss with 5ml Shaoxing wine and 2g salt.

West Lake Beef Soup | Step 2: Blanch the beef from cold water for 30 seconds. Lift it out and rinse the moment it changes colour — that is what keeps the soup clear.

West Lake Beef Soup | Step 3: Dice 150g fresh mushrooms small and mince a small piece of ginger.

West Lake Beef Soup | Step 4: Bring 1.2 litres of water to the boil, add the ginger and mushrooms, and cook for 3 minutes.

West Lake Beef Soup | Step 5: Add the beef, then season with 5g salt and 1g white pepper.

West Lake Beef Soup | Step 6: Slacken 30g cornflour with water and stir it in slowly to thicken. Then trickle in 2 beaten egg whites in a thin stream, leave for 5 seconds, and only then stir.