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8 Treasures

By: KHELSHAYE 
"Chinese soup filled with yummy ingredients like tofu, shrimps, corn and much, much more. Sure to satisfy people who crave for Chinese foods!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (1)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
25 Min
Ready In:
40 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 10 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 1/3 cups ground beef
  • 2 1/3 cups peeled and deveined medium shrimp (30-40 per pound)
  • 1 cup cubed fully cooked ham
  • 4 sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 2 leeks, chopped
  • 8 cups water
  • 2 (12 ounce) packages firm tofu, drained and cubed
  • 1 (14.75 ounce) can cream-style corn
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 egg whites, beaten

Directions

  1. Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Cook the ground beef, shrimp, ham, mushrooms, and leeks in the oil until the ground beef is browned, about 10 minutes. Pour in 8 cups water and bring to a simmer; cook for 10 minutes.
  2. Stir the tofu and creamed corn into the soup. Whisk the cornstarch into 1 cup water; stir into pot. Bring to a simmer; cook until the soup has thickened, about 5 minutes. Slowly stir egg whites into thickened soup until they firm into ribbons.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 288 | Total Fat: 15.3g | Cholesterol: 77mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2012 by TaraR Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
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