8 Treasures

Directions

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

Methods :

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.