Hot & Sour Chicken and Noodles

Great main dish soup, great tasting. Got from Family Circle magazine.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  quarts chicken broth
• 1⁄4-1⁄3 cup  rice wine vinegar
• 1  tablespoon  dark  sesame oil
• 2 -3  teaspoons  liquid hot pepper sauce
• 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
• 2  tablespoons miso
• 1  lb boneless skinless chicken breast half, cut into 1 x 1/2 inch strips
• 8  white mushrooms, sliced
• 1  cup  coarsely shredded carrot
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 4  scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 (5 ounce) package  curly dried  noodles, cooked & drained

Directions

1. Heat broth in large saucepan to simmering.
2. Mix vinegar, oil and hot sauce in small bowl.
3. Stir in cornstarch until smooth and well blended.
4. Stir miso paste into hot broth to dissolve.
5. Add chicken, mushrooms, carrots and salt; return to simmering.
6. Re-whisk cornstarch mixture; stir into soup along with scallions.
7. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
8. Divide noodles among serving bowls; ladle in soup.