When you see the name “Tomato, beef and potato soup,” you may think that it is complicated because it contains three ingredients in its name. However, this is actually a simple family recipe. It’s not a true Chinese soup because it contains a lot of ingredients to which I added some water to simmer it. The result is similar to American vegetable beef soup, without corn, green beans, or peas. Also, I did not use a beef stock, but like our Fresh Mushroom Soup, I let the ingredients flavor the water.
I made this Tomato, Beef, and Potato Soup for my friend, Yun recently. Our lunch staple was rice, but she doesn’t like plain rice. She likes to add some broth to the rice. Some recipes have a broth, and she will pour the broth into the rice and stir them together. The broth coats the rice and makes it more flavorful. So for our lunch, she asked me, “Can you make a dish full of broth? I want to make the rice delicious.” Of course, I was happy to do that.
Stir-fries, Braised dishes, and Soups
In China, a successful stir-fry has not broth, just a mixture of oil and seasoning on the plate. Braised dishes will have a circle of broth or gravy present on the plate. A Chinese soup is mostly broth. However, this Tomato, Beef, and Potato Soup is about 1:1 liquid to solid ingredients. This dish is eaten like curry, paired with rice, but I did not use the seasoning of curry.
Tomato, Beef, and Potato Soup
Equipment
- 1 wok
- 1 deep bowl or serving dish
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 2 potatoes
- 300 g beef rolls thin sliced beef, rolled like luncheon meat
- 4 cloves garlic
- 30 ml cooking oil
- 100 ml water
Seasoning
- 7 ml dark soy sauce
- 15 ml light soy sauce
- 5-10 ml salt to taste
Finishing
- 20 ml starch water
- 15 ml cooking oil
Instructions
- Peel and cut the potatoes into chunks.2 medium tomatoes, 2 potatoes, 4 cloves garlic
- Cut the tomatoes into chunks. Mince the garlic cloves.
- Roll the beef slices.
- Blanch the beef rolls until the color changes, and remove for later use.300 g beef rolls
- Blanch the potatoes and for 3 minutes. Drain the potatoes and set aside.2 potatoes
- Add 30ml of oil to a dry wok, add the potatoes and fry for 2 minutes over medium heat. Then pour the potatoes on a plate and set aside. Do not wash the wok.30 ml cooking oil, 2 medium tomatoes
- Add garlic to the remaining oil in the unwashed wok, and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the tomatoes and sauté until the tomatoes start to release their juice, then add the potatoes and beef.2 medium tomatoes, 2 potatoes, 4 cloves garlic, 300 g beef rolls
- Add 100ml water and bring to a boil, then season to taste. Simmer over medium-low heat for 5 minutes.100 ml water, 7 ml dark soy sauce, 15 ml light soy sauce , 5-10 ml salt
- Finally, add some starch water. and 15ml oil, stirring quickly and serve.20 ml starch water, 15 ml cooking oil
Notes
- Please test the flavor and season to taste.
- Frying the potatoes in oil makes the more fragrant, but is optional.
Nutrition
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