8 TREASURES

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

Provided by KHELSHAYE

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 12

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 ⅓ cups ground beef
2 ⅓ 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
½ cup cornstarch
1 cup water
4 egg whites, beaten

Steps:

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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 287.8 calories, Carbohydrate 17.7 g, Cholesterol 76.8 mg, Fat 15.3 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 21.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 391.4 mg, Sugar 2.5 g