Lamb Meat Soup

水盆羊肉

Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    as an appetizer
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Xi'an Famous Foods: The Cuisine of Western China, from New York's Favorite Noodle Shop

By Jason Wang

Published 2020

  • About

The concept of soup in the States was a shock to me as a kid. Here, it’s hearty, with chunks of potato, or pureed into a smooth, viscous consistency. It’s almost a meal in and of itself. In China, though, the soups my family loved were clean, broth-forward. While lamb meat soup was never a best-seller in our stores, this humble dish was a staple in my household, slurped up for breakfast and lunch or a pre-dinner snack. We start with a classic, clean lamb broth, add in lamb meat and some mun