8 Treasures

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

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 288 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup cornstarch
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 (14.75 ounce) can cream-style corn
• 8 cups water
• 2 leeks, chopped
• 4 egg whites, beaten
• 1 cup cubed fully cooked ham
• 2 ⅓ cups ground beef
• 2 ⅓ cups peeled and deveined medium shrimp (30-40 per pound)
• 4 sliced fresh mushrooms
• 2 (12 ounce) packages firm tofu, drained and cubed

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.

Step 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.