Meat ball soup（肉丸汤）

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Ingredients:
Ground meat, 1 tomato, 1 egg, water 1L, salt 2 1/2 teaspoons, starch powder 2 tablespoons, soy sauce 2 1/2 teaspoons, ginger (small amount, optional).

Steps:
1. Defrost the ground meat in the microwave for 4 mins (choose defrost on the microwave).
2. Cut the tomato into pieces. Optional: cut the ginger into very small pieces.
3. Add 1 teaspoon of salt, ginger pieces (optional), egg and 1 teaspoon of soy sauce to the ground meat. Stir in one direction. Add the starch powder and stir further.
4. Boil the water under high heat. When the water boils, turn to low heat. Use the green measuring spoon to scoop the meat, making it approximately ball shape. Put the meat balls into the water.
5. When the meat balls float on the water (almost cooked), add tomato, salt and soy sauce.
6. When the water boils again, it's done.

Original recipe:

材料:

猪肥瘦肉250克（可选猪绞肉，但是自己剁的肉要筋斗些），大番茄1个，黄豆芽100克，鸡蛋1个，鲜汤或清水1升，精盐21／2茶匙，生姜5克，姜末11／2茶匙，水豆粉2汤匙，味精21／2茶匙（可选），酱油21／2茶匙

做法:

1.将葱切成葱花，番茄切成厚片，生姜拍破，黄豆芽洗净待用。
2.猪肉剁茸，加1茶匙精盐、姜末、鸡蛋、1茶匙酱油及少量清水向一个方向搅拌均匀，再加水豆粉搅拌均匀待用。
3.汤锅置旺火上，加入鲜汤或清水、破姜烧沸，将火关至小火，将肉馅用小汤勺舀成圆形，每个约呈2厘米的直径，逐一放入锅中煮熟至肉丸浮出汤面时，加黄豆芽，番茄片、精盐、酱油、味精烧沸后，捡去破姜，盛入汤碗中即成。