Frost's Descent · Breakfast · Blood Stasis
Beef, onion & carrot soup rice vermicelli
Golden fried onion builds the broth, with sweet carrot and tender beef — a warming bowl that keeps qi and blood moving.
- 30 min
- Serves 2
- Quick soup
- Easy
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Why it suits you: Blood Stasis needs gentle warmth and nothing cold. Onion is pungent and warm and moves qi and blood, beef builds qi and blood, and a dash of black vinegar helps circulation. As Frost's Descent mornings cool, a hot noodle soup warms without drying.
Method
Prep 15 min · Cook 15 min- 1Toss the beef with 1 tsp soy sauce, the cornflour and 1 tbsp water and leave for 10 minutes. Soak the vermicelli in warm water until soft.
- 2Heat the oil in a wok and fry the ginger and onion over medium heat for about 3 minutes until lightly golden. Add the water and carrot, bring to the boil and simmer for 8 minutes.
- 3Add the vermicelli for 1 minute, season with the rest of the soy sauce, then lift the noodles into bowls.
- 4Bring the soup back to the boil, stir in the beef and turn off the heat as soon as it changes colour. Pour over the noodles and add a dash of black vinegar.
Chef's tips
- Slice the beef thinly across the grain and turn off the heat as soon as it changes colour so it stays tender.
The TCM view
Onion is pungent and warm, moving qi and blood and warming the middle; beef is sweet and neutral, strengthening the spleen and building qi and blood; carrot is sweet and neutral and nourishes blood; black vinegar is sour and warm and disperses stagnation; ginger warms the stomach. Warming and moving without overheating.
