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"headline": "West Lake Soup Recipe",
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"8 ounces ground pork or minced beef fillet, or white fish fillets, such as cod or flounder, roughly chopped",
"Kosher salt",
"1 tablespoon light soy sauce",
"2 tablespoons Shaoxing rice wine",
"6 cups homemade or store-bought low sodium chicken broth",
"5 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup water",
"4 egg whites, lightly beaten",
"1/4 teaspoon white pepper",
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"text": "Combine broth and cornstarch paste in a 3-quart saucepan and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until broth comes to a boil and thickens slightly. Reduce heat to a bare simmer."
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"text": "Add the marinated ground meat stirring to break it up as you add it (stir gently if using fish). When the meat or fish is just cooked (about 30 seconds for meat or 2 minutes for fish), add egg whites by drizzling them into the simmering broth and stirring the broth around slowly with a pair of chopsticks. When egg whites are solidified, about 30 seconds longer, turn off the heat. Add white pepper and more salt to taste. Add chopped cilantro and stir around to incorporate. Serve immediately."
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"reviewBody": "I made this tonight with some homemade Chinese-style chicken stock tonight and it was delicious. I used ground turkey breast, which was dry of course but still great. I also added warmed silken tofu to our bowls before ladling on the soup and I added just a touch of sesame oil at the end. It was a wonderful post workout meal. Thanks for the recipe."
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"reviewBody": "Just made this, added cloud ear mushrooms. Delightful."
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"reviewBody": "I made this very simple and delicious soup tonight using beef.\n\nI marvel at how it is both light and hearty. Wonderful, comforting and very flavourful. Thank you for the lovely recipe."
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"reviewBody": "Wow, thank you for posting this. I was looking to duplicate one of my favorite restaurant soups and this was actually BETTER.\n\nIt was probably so good because I used fresh homemade chicken stock and very high quality beef tenderloin. I didn't have enough cilantro so I mixed half and half with curly parsley, and it was so good I will probably do it again that way on purpose.\n\nThank you again. I am THRILLED and this is so easy it will be a household favorite."
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"reviewBody": "So easy, so delicious. I ended up.adding some kimchi dumplings to make it a meal."
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