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Easy Hot and Sour Soup

hasan

35 min total · 25 min hands-on

Ingredients

  • 4 Cups Chicken Stock or Broth, (4 Cups Water and 4 Chicken Bouillon Cubes)
  • 3 Tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 1/4 Cup Cooked Shredded Chicken
  • 1/2 Cup Mushrooms, Diced
  • 1/2 Tbsp Garlic Chili Sauce
  • 1/4 Tsp Ground White Pepper
  • 1/4 Cup White Vinegar
  • 1/3 Cup Canned Bamboo Shoots, Julienned
  • 3 Oz Block of Tofu, Cut into 1/4 Inch Dice
  • 2 Tbsp Corn Starch
  • 2 Tbsp Cold Water
  • 1 Egg, Beaten
  • 2 Green Onion Stalks, Diced Including Tops
  • 1/2 Tsp Toasted Sesame Oil

Instructions

  1. 1.Bring chicken broth to simmer in a 2 quart sauce pan.
  2. 2.Add soy sauce, shredded meat, mushrooms and garlic red chili paste.
  3. 3.Simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. 4.Add white pepper, white vinegar, bamboo shoots & tofu.
  5. 5.Simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. 6.Combine 2 tablespoon of corn starch with 2 tablespoon of cold water in a cup. Stir until mixture is smooth. Add cornstarch mixture to soup and stir well.
  7. 7.Simmer for 5 minutes until soup is thickened.
  8. 8.Beat egg in a cup until yolk and white are combined. Pour beaten egg slowly, in a fine stream into soup. Stir soup several times.
  9. 9.Wait 30 seconds.
  10. 10.Add green onions and sesame oil to soup. Stir well. Remove from heat.
  11. 11.Serve hot.

Notes

Dated 4/21/2014.