Hot & Sour Soup
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
8 cups
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 12 ounces extra firm tofu
- 1 pork chop
- 1 cup shiitake mushroom, sliced
- 1 cup bamboo shoot, canned
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chili oil (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 egg
- 4 tablespoons cornstarch, divided
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
directions
- 1. Place unwrapped tofu in pie plate. Top with dinner plate, and place 3 or 4 one-pound cans on top of plate, to weight tofu and press out water.
- 2. In a small bowl, combine pork slivers, 1 TB soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil, and 1 tsp corn starch. Set aside.
- 3. Pour chicken broth into large saucepan, bring to simmer.
- 4. Slice fresh mushrooms and canned bamboo shoots, set aside.
- 5. Remove tofu from dish and discard water. Cut into bite-size strips.
- 6. Measure white pepper, chili oil, and vinegars into small bowl, set aside.
- 7. Combine 3 TB cornstarch and 3 TB water, set aside.
- 8. Combine 1 teaspoon water and 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch, add egg and beat.
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Make the soup:
- Stir mushrooms and bamboo shoots into simmering broth, cook 10 minutes.
- Add tofu and marinated pork to broth, stir to separate slivers; cook 5 minutes.
- Stir cornstarch and water mixture into broth to thicken.
- Add white pepper, chili oil, and vinegars.
- Pull pan from heat; spoon egg mixture on top of soup in drizzles, and let stand until cooked. Return to heat, bring up to simmer, and stir.
- Serve, garnished with sliced scallions and crispy noodles, if desired.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
cathyfood
United States