Hot and Sour Soup

Time

Yield

6 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

6 cups chicken stock
2 tbsp. soy sauce
6 dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked 3 hours, drained, and juilienned
3/4 tsp. ground white pepper
1/4 cup white vinegar
5 tbsp. cornstarch mixed with
5 tbsp. water
1/2 cup bamboo shoots, julienned
1/4 cup dried cloud ears, soaked one hour, drain and shredded
1 cake bean curd, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
4 eggs, beaten
Cooked ham, slivered
Green onion
Sesame oil
Grated carrot
Ground black pepper

Instructions

Bring stock to a simmer, add soy sauce, ham, and mushrooms. Simmer ten minutes. Add pepper, vinegar, and thicken with cornstarch. Adjust seasoning. Add bamboo shoots, cloud ears, and bean curd. Pour in eggs in very thin stream over surface. Wait ten seconds, and stir gently.

Author's Comments

Add garlic and chili paste for more heat.

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