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Hot and Sour Soup Recipe
Chinese hot and sour soup is a Sichuan dish of pork and tofu simmered in a spiced broth, served with silky ribbons of egg swirled through, easy to make!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Rehydrating Dried Ingredients
1 hr
Servings: 8
Calories: 299 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
Chinese , American
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried sliced shiitake mushrooms
- 1 cup dried lily buds
- 2 quarts chicken stock
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon hot sesame oil (or use hot chili oil)
- 1 teaspoon ground sichuan peppercorns
- 8 ounces bamboo shoots canned is good
- 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes optional
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper you can use black pepper, if preferred
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch or potato starch mixed with 3 tablespoon water to form a silky slurry
- 8 ounces ground pork
- 1 pound firm tofu cut into bite-sized cubes
- 4 large eggs beaten
- For Serving. Hot sesame oil or hot chili oil, chopped scallions, red pepper flakes
Instructions
How to Make Hot and Sour Soup
- Add the dried shiitake mushrooms and dried lily flowers to a bowl and cover with very hot water. Steep for 1 hour, or until softened and rehydrated.
- Add the chicken stock, rice vinegar, soy sauce and hot sesame oil to a large pot. Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Add the Sichuan peppercorns, mushrooms, lily buds, bamboo shoots, crushed red pepper, salt and pepper and stir. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the corn starch slurry and cook, stirring, 5 minutes to thicken.
- Add the ground pork, and tofu. Stir and cook 5 minutes to cook the pork through.
- Slowly drizzle in the beaten eggs while very slowly swirling the soup, 2-3 minutes. This will allow the eggs to form silky ribbons in the swirling soup. Remove from heat. Adjust to taste with vinegar for extra sour.
- Serve the hot and sour soup into bowls and top with hot sesame oil or hot chili oil, scallions, and red pepper flakes.
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Notes
- I enjoy my hot and sour soup nice and thick with lots of vegetables and lots of egg swirled in.
Nutrition Information
Calories
299kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
109mg
(36%)
Sodium
977mg
(41%)
Potassium
471mg
(13%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
529IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
103mg
(10%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 299
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 299kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 109mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 977mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 471mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 529IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 103mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.