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Hot and sour soup

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Ingredients/Components

salt - 1 tsp
cornstarch - 1 Tbsp
water - 3 Tbsp
vinegar - 2 Tbsp
egg, beaten - 1 item
pepper - 1/4 tsp
soy sauce - 1 Tbsp
green onions, chopped - 1 item
chicken stock - 1 qt
sesame seed oil - 1 item
lean boneless pork, very thinly sliced - 1/4 lb
to 5 Chinese mushrooms, slivered - 4 item
bean curd, slivered 2 sq - 1/2 c
bamboo shoots, slivered - 1/2 c

How to make hot and sour soup:

Marinate pork in soy sauce mixed with 1 tablespoon cornstarch for 15 to 30 minutes. Bring stock to boil; add salt, mushrooms and bamboo shoots. Add pork, bean curd, pepper and vinegar. Bring to a second boil and stir in 2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with the water. Continue to boil until pork is done and the soup is thickened. While stirring boiling soup, slowly pour in the beaten egg.

Garnish each bowl of soup with a drop of sesame seed oil and a few chopped green onions. Yields 1 1/2 quarts.

Recipe categories: Soups & stews, Mushroom, Beans.

Rating:

3.8

Average rating: 3.8, total votes: 8

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