4.7 from 6 votes
Hot and Sour Soup
This restaurant quality Chinese hot and sour soup is loaded with veggies, shrimp, chicken, tofu all in a tangy, spicy, and delicious broth!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
292 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 8 shiitake mushrooms large, dried
- 20 dried lily flowers (optional)
- 20 Shrimp cleaned and tails removed, medium
- 1/4 pound chicken sliced into bite size pieces, or boneless pork loin
- 1/2 tsp cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp soy sauce
- 4 oz tofu drained and diced, firm
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 5 red chili pepper like chile de arbol, dried
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 8 oz water chestnut drained and sliced
- 1/2 cup bamboo shoots sliced or shredded
- 1 tbsp Chili oil (or chili paste of choice)
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- 2 egg beaten
- 1 green onion sliced thin on the diagonal
Instructions
- In a bowl place dried mushrooms and lily flowers, cover with hot water to soak and rehydrate for 15 minutes. Drain, rinse and discard stems from mushrooms. Slice the mushroom caps very thin lengthwise, cut the lily flowers in half. Set both aside.
- In a small bowl toss the chicken or pork with cornstarch, salt, soy sauce. Set aside. Cut tofu half inch cubes and set aside. Chop shrimp if desired, I leave whole after cleaning.
- In a Dutch oven or stock pot, bring the chicken stock and dried red peppers to a boil. Lower the heat to medium, cook for 10 minutes, discard the chili peppers. Add the vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil.
- Stir the cornstarch and water mixture, pour into the broth. Stir as soup thickens over medium heat.
- Add the marinated chicken, shrimp, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, chili oil, and white pepper. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Slowly pour in the beaten egg and lightly stir the soup so it turns to egg threads. Season to taste with more vinegar or chili oil. Serve immediately with green onions sprinkled on top.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
292kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
0.04g
(2%)
Cholesterol
117mg
(39%)
Sodium
1018mg
(42%)
Potassium
512mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
207IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
71mg
(7%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 292
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 292kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 117mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 1018mg | 42% |
| Potassium | 512mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 207IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 71mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.