Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, hot and sour soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Hot and Sour Soup is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Hot and Sour Soup is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

Put the wood ears in a small bowl and cover with boiling water. Drain and rinse the wood ears; discard any hard clusters in the centers. Combine water and cornstarch in a cup; stir until smooth. Add mixture to the soup and stir well.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook hot and sour soup using 19 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Hot and Sour Soup:

1. Take 4 Dried Chinese fungi (1 oz) wood ears or cloud ears (in produce dept.)
2. Get 2 Tbsp canola oil
3. Take 1 ” piece of ginger, peeled ad grated
4. Get 2-3 Tbsp red chili paste, sambal oelek
5. Make ready 8 oz. button mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
6. Get 1 small can water chestnuts, sliced and drained
7. Take 1/2 cup canned bamboo shoots, drained
8. Take 1/4 lb. shredded pork or chicken
9. Take 1/2 cup soy sauce
10. Make ready 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
11. Make ready 1 tsp salt
12. Get 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
13. Prepare 1 tsp ground white pepper
14. Take Pinch sugar
15. Get 2 quarts chicken stock, hot
16. Make ready 1 square firm tofu, drained as cut into 1/4” strips
17. Prepare 3 Tbsp cornstarch w/ 1/4 cup water
18. Get 1 large egg beaten
19. Take Chopped green onion and cilantro for garnish

In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth; gradually stir into soup. In a smaller mixing bowl, combine white pepper and vinegar; mix until pepper disappears. In a pot over medium-high heat, combine chicken stock, green onion and ginger. Drain well and slice into thin strips.

Instructions to make Hot and Sour Soup:

1. In a small bowl add the dried mushrooms and pour boiling water over them let sit at least 15-29 minutes to rehydrate. Drain and cut into strips
2. In large pot put chicken stock to heat up.
3. Heat wok or large skillet with sides. Add the oil to heat on medium high.
4. To the hot oil add the finger, chili paste, wood ears, button mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots and meat. Cook for 1 minute to infuse flavors.
5. Next combine soy sauce, vinegars, salt, red pepper flakes, white pepper and sugar. Pour into pan and stir everything together. Will smell amazing!
6. Add in the hot chicken stock, bring to boil and then simmer for 10 minutes.
7. Add in tofu and cook for 3 minutes m
8. Combine cornstarch and water to make a slurry. Add to soup and simmer until it thickens.
9. Remove pot from heat and with a spoon swirl soup in 1 direction and add in beaten egg which should cook immediately. Stir to blend egg.
10. Garnishes
11. Serve soup topped with garnish.

In a pot over medium-high heat, combine chicken stock, green onion and ginger. Drain well and slice into thin strips. Whisk soy sauce, vinegar, ground white pepper, and sesame oil together in a small bowl for hot and sour mixture; set aside until needed. Hot and Sour Soup Ingredients: To make this hot and sour soup recipe, you will need: Broth: Either chicken or veggie stock (or broth) will do. Mushrooms: I highly recommend using shiitake mushrooms, but baby bella or even button mushrooms would also do.

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