Every Week a Chinese Recipe to Try - 老北京疙瘩汤 Old Beijing soup

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老北京疙瘩汤 (lǎo běi jīng gē da tāng) Old Beijing soup

Yuán liào: shú tòu le de xī hóng shì, miàn fěn, xiāng cài, cōng, jīn zhēn gū

原料：        熟透了的西红柿、             面粉、      香菜、       葱、 金针菇

Ingredients: tomatoes; all purpose flour; coriander; green onion; flammulina velutipes

zuò fǎ

做法:

Directions:

   Cōng qiē chéng cōng huā, jīn zhēn gū qiē xiǎo duàn, xiāng cài qiē mò

1、葱切成葱花，                    金针菇切小段，               香菜切末

1. Chop all the vegetables into small pieces

   xī hóng shì qiē shí zì dāo yòng rè shuǐ tang qù biǎo pí

2、西红柿切十字刀用热水烫去表皮

2. Peel the tomato skin by curving a cross on the skin and scald in hot water

   xī hóng shì qiē chéng kuài

3、西红柿切成块

3. Chop the tomatoes

   miànfěnjiāshuǐ yòngkuàizǐshāowēijiǎoyíxià

4、面粉加水用筷子稍微搅一下

4. Add some water in the flour and gently stir it.

    jiǎo chéng dà gài zhè ge yang zǐ

5、搅成大概这个样子

5. Stir it until you make dough strips look like this.

    guō nèi zuò yóu, biān xiāng cōng huā

6、锅内做油，          煸香葱花

6. Add some oil in the pan，after the oil is boiled, add in the green onions.

    fàng rù xī hóng shì biān chū hóng yóu

7、放入西红柿煸出红油

7. Add in tomato pieces and stir it until the oil becomes red.

    jī dàn dǎ sàn dài yòng

8、鸡蛋打散待用

8. Beat an egg

    Biān hǎo de xī hóng shì jiā rù sān dà wǎn shuǐ,ài hē tāng kě yǐ duō jiā, 

9、煸好的西红柿加入三大碗水，                              爱喝汤可以多加，          

     jiā rù jīn zhēn gū duàn

   加入金针菇段

9. Add in 3 bowls of water (you could add some more if you like drinking soup), add in the flammulina velutipes

      guō lǐ tāng fèi téng hòu, huǒ guān xiǎo yì diǎn, bǎo chí fèi téng jiù kěyǐ

10、锅里汤沸腾后，                 火关小一点，              保持沸腾就可以，

     bǎ jiǎo bàn hǎo de miàn xù dǎo jìn qù

     把搅拌好的面絮倒进去

10. When the soup is boiled, turn down the heat and keep it boiling. Add in the dough strips and keep stirring the soup.

      fàng rù yán, jiā rù yì diǎn shēng chōu, bù fang yě kě yǐ

11、放入盐、   加入一点生抽，         不放也可以。

11. Add in salt(around 1 teaspoon) and some soy sauce (around 1 teaspoon). You don't have to add soy sauce.

      jiāng dǎ sàn de jī dàn jūn yún de dào rù guō nèi màn màn jiǎo bàn,

12、将打散的鸡蛋均匀的倒入锅内慢慢搅拌，              

     chū guō qián lín xiāng yóu, jiā yì diǎn hú jiāo fěn,  zuìhòusǎshàngxiāngcài

     出锅前淋香油，               加一点胡椒粉，           最后撒上香菜

12. Add in the beaten egg and stir the soup gently. Before you serve the soup, add in some sesame oil, black pepper and chopped coriander.

小贴士：

Tips:

zuò miàn gē da shí, shuǐ yào yì diǎn diǎn de dào rù wǎn nèi

做面疙瘩时，        水要一点点地倒入碗内，

biān dǎo shuǐ biān bù ting de jiǎo bàn, ér qiě yí ding yào yòng liáng shuǐ

边倒水边不停地搅拌，                    而且一定要用凉水，

zhè yang miàn gē da cái huì zuò dé yòu xiǎo yòu xì, rù guō jí shú

这样面疙瘩才会做得又小又细，入锅即熟。

gē da tāng qiān wàn bú yào zhǔ dé shí jiān tài cháng, fǒu zé bú dàn yán sè bù hǎo kàn

疙瘩汤千万不要煮得时间太长，                                      否则不但颜色不好看，

chī qǐ lái kǒu gǎn yě hěn chà

吃起来口感也很差。

When you are making the dough strip, you need to evenly pour the cold water and consistently stir it so that the dough strips would be small and thin and easy to cook. Don't boil the soup for too long or else it won't taste good.

Words to learn：

xī hóng shì    miàn fěn     xiāng cài      cōng           jīn zhēn gū
西红柿              面粉           香菜           葱               金针菇

Tomato          Flour        coriander    green onion   flammulina velutipes