Chinese Hot and Sour Soup
Hot and sour soup is a delicious combination of spicy pepper and vinegar to make a delicious soup.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2-3
- Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 can chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
- ¼ cup bamboo shoots
- ¼ cup woodear mushrooms
- 3 shiitake mushrooms
- 2 ounces of silken tofu
- 1 egg white (optional)
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 2 tsp water
- ½ tbsp Vinegar
- 1 tsp White pepper
- ½ tbsp Soy sauce
Instructions
- Soak wood ear mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms in cold water to rehydrate. Rinse bamboo shoots in cold water. Slice mushrooms into tiny pieces.
- Once shiitake mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms are hydrated, drain water and julienne.
- Bring the chicken broth to a boil. Once broth is boiling, add in tofu, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and boil.
- In a bowl, combine cornstarch and water. Mix well and then add to soup. When soup is thick to desired consistency, add in vinegar, white pepper, and soy sauce to finish.
- When soup is finished, turn off the stove. Add in egg white and stir quickly clockwise until egg white is cooked.