| Chinese name: 西红柿鸡蛋汤 (xī hóng shì jī dàn tāng)
Characteristics: Tomato and Egg Soup tastes fresh and delicious and has an attractive color. It can be eaten as a soup or as an entree.
Tomato and Egg Soup is a home-style dish and is a staple in both small and large restaurants. It is simple to cook and is full of nutritious. It is a good beauty food, making the skin elastic and clear. |  |
| Ingredients:
1 or 2 tomatoes
1 egg
green onion leaves
wet cornstarch
salt
sesame oil
Note: the amount of the ingredients especially the seasonings listed above can be appropriately used according to one's personal taste. |  |
| Preparation:
1. Wash the tomatoes and cut into thin slices. Set aside on a plate.
2. Wash the green onion leaves and chop it. Put into a small dish.
3. Crack eggs into a bowl or a small basin. Beat the eggs. |  |
Methods: |  Step 1: Fill a wok with 1 bowl of water and turn on the heat. Once the water is boiling, slowly add the eggs. Once the eggs resemble a yellowish flower floating about the water, add the tomato slices. Add the salt and wet cornstarch. Boil it for 1 minute over high heat. |
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| Step 2: Turn off the heat. Spoon the soup into a soup bowl. Add some sesame oil, sprinkle with the chopped green onion leaves and serve. |
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| Tomato and Egg Soup is cooked. |
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On Oct. 17, 2010, Mr. Robert Norman Phillips enjoyed a special meal at a private apartment of a local family in Xian through taking part in our family tour. All the dishes were cooked on spot by the hospitable hostess except Kung Pao Chicken & Tomato and egg soup that were ordered by Robert as his cooking class recipes in advance.
Our Guests Dining in a Chinese Family
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