Cilantro tofu meat balls 香菜豆腐丸子汤

The following is the basic style. If you like you can add any vegetable in such as carrots, radish, spinach. Be creative, it can be very colorful.

下面的方法是这道菜的基本款，你可以加入胡萝卜，冬瓜，白萝卜，菠菜等等。灵活多变的一道菜。颜色也可以更好看。

Ingredients 食材:
1/2 lb ground beef, 3 inch square Tofu, 1.5 cup finely chopped cilantro, 1tbsp ground ginger paste, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper,  1tsp salt, 2tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp oyster sauce (safeway, Asian food section), 2 tsp sesame oil, 1tbsp starch (I use sweet potato starch),  10 creamy mushroom sliced, 4 cups water, 1/8 tsp ground white pepper.
1／2磅牛肉糜，1盒老豆腐，1.5杯碎香菜，1汤匙姜泥，1／2茶匙黑胡椒粉，1茶匙盐，2汤匙酱油，1汤匙蚝油，2茶匙芝麻油，1汤匙芡粉，10个小香菇或其它蘑菇，4杯水，1／8茶匙白胡椒粉。

Instructions 步骤:
1: Steam the tofu for 2mins. Mash it very well to be tofu paste.
1：先将豆腐隔滚水上蒸2分钟。再压成豆腐泥。

2: Put beef, cilantro, 1/2 tsp salt, oyster sauce, 1 tbsp soy sauce, black ground pepper, starch, sesame oil and tofu paste into a big bow. Mix all the above very well and make meat balls.
2：在大碗中放入牛肉糜，香菜，1／2茶匙盐，蚝油，1汤匙酱油，黑胡椒粉，芡粉，芝麻油和豆腐泥。混合非常均匀后做成丸子状。

3: In a soup pot boil 4 cups of water. Add mushroom and meat ball when the water boiling. Cover the lid partially until all the meat balls are floating in boiling water then add white pepper and 1/2 tsp salt, 2tbsp soy sauce. Cook for 2-3 minutes. (Big meat balls cook longer)
3：汤锅中加入4杯水。水沸腾时加入蘑菇和肉丸并加盖煮。当肉丸浮起至水面时加入白胡椒，1／2茶匙盐，2汤匙酱油。开盖再煮2－3分钟。（肉丸做得大就得煮久点）

Tips 窍门:
The amount of salt and soy sauce in the ingredients is based on my taste, so go ahead adjust the amount for your taste. I also add American ginseng in the soup (Add in with the 4 cups water ).
这道菜的咸度是根据我个人口味做的，亲的要根据自己的口味调试哦。另外我在这道菜里加了美国西洋参，在4杯水加热时便加入。