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Hot & Sour Soup
Learn how to make easy and quick Asian hot & sour soup in just 20 minutes, with no strange ingredients and fantastic flavor.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 47 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
Asian
Ingredients
- 6 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 ounce package water-packed extra firm tofu drained
- 1 cup mushrooms thinly sliced
- ½ cup bamboo shoots (usually found canned), cut into thin strips
- ⅓ cup rice wine vinegar
- 6 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon cilantro
- 4 tablespoons cold water + 3 tablespoons corn starch
Instructions
- Chop tofu into cubes and set aside.
- In a large pot combine broth, vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger and crushed red pepper flakes and bring to a boil. Stir in tofu, mushrooms, and bamboo shoots and reduce heat to medium-low.
- Stir together cold water and corn starch until dissolved. Pour into pot and stir until soup thickens. Cook 5-10 minutes longer. Garnish with dried cilantro or chives and serve immediately.
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Notes
- Increase the heat level by adding more crushed red pepper flakes.
Nutrition Information
Calories
47kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
2098mg
(87%)
Potassium
431mg
(12%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
85IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
26mg
(29%)
Calcium
32mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 47
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 47kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 2098mg | 87% |
| Potassium | 431mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 85IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 26mg | 29% |
| Calcium | 32mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.