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Hot and Sour Soup

Balanced, flavorful, and enjoyable—this recipe has it all.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 5 people
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb pork thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups Shiitake mushrooms sliced
  • 1/2 cup dried wood ear mushroom soaked in water
  • 2 thumbs  ginger sliced
  • 4 pieces firm tofu cubed
  • 1/2 cup carrots julienned
  • 1/2 cup bamboo shoots sliced
  • 7 cups chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup rice vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons chili sauce
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch diluted in 4 tablespoons water
  • 1 piece egg
  • 1/4 cup spring onions finely chopped

Instructions

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  1. Heat a cooking pot then pour-in chicken broth and let boil.
  2. Put-in Shiitake mushroom, wood ear, and ginger then stir. Simmer for 10 minutes.
  3. Remove the ginger, put-in pork, tofu, carrots, and bamboo shoots. Simmer until pork is tender (about 20 minutes).
  4. Add soy sauce, rice vinegar, and hot sauce then stir.
  5. Stir-in cornstarch diluted in water and egg. Stir thoroughly.
  6. Turn off heat, transfer to a serving bowl, and garnish with spring onions.
  7. Serve. Share and enjoy!