5.0 from 60 votes
Hot and Sour Soup
This Asian hot and sour soup is fresh mushrooms, tofu, egg, bamboo shoots and green onions, all in a savory broth. A remake of the restaurant favorite that's so easy to make at home.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 124 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 inch slice of fresh ginger
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce or more to taste
- 1 cup shiitake mushroom caps thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup bamboo shoots thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup corn starch
- 2 eggs beaten
- 16 ounce package extra firm tofu drained and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup green onions sliced, plus more for garnish
Instructions
- Place the chicken broth, ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar, hot sauce, mushrooms and bamboo shoots in a large pot over medium high heat. Bring to a simmer.
- Cook for 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Remove the piece of ginger and discard.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the corn starch with 1/4 cup cold water. Add the cornstarch mixture to the pot and stir well.
- Cook for 1-2 minutes or until soup has just thickened.
- Stir the soup in a circular motion while slowly pouring in the beaten eggs.
- Stir in the tofu, sesame oil, salt and pepper to taste and green onions. Cook for 2-3 minutes until tofu is heated through.
- Serve, garnished with more green onions if desired.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
124kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Cholesterol
54mg
(18%)
Sodium
688mg
(29%)
Potassium
479mg
(14%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
120IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
17.4mg
(19%)
Calcium
51mg
(5%)
Iron
2.1mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 124
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 124kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 688mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 479mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 120IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 17.4mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 51mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.