Hot and Sour Soup

Name: Hot and Sour Soup
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 40g mushrooms, sliced; 20g dried wood ear mushrooms, rehydrated; 150g firm tofu, cut into strips; 100g cooked pork, shredded; 600ml chicken stock; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp sugar; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1/4 tsp ground white pepper; 1/2 tsp hot chilli sauce; 4 tbsp Chinese black or rice vinegar; 1 tsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp cornflour; 1 medium egg, beaten; 2 spring onions, finely sliced

A fiery, tangy classic broth packed with tender pork, tofu and earthy mushrooms.

25 min serves 4 Easy Watch

Ingredients

40g mushrooms, sliced250g

20g dried wood ear mushrooms, rehydrated50g

150g firm tofu, cut into strips300g

100g cooked pork, shredded200g

600ml chicken stock100g

1/2 tsp salt750g

1/4 tsp sugar1kg

1 tsp sesame oil250ml

1/4 tsp ground white pepper25g

1/2 tsp hot chilli sauce150ml

4 tbsp Chinese black or rice vinegar150ml

1 tsp soy sauce150ml

1 tbsp cornflour250g

1 medium egg, beaten6 pack

2 spring onions, finely sliced1 bunch

Method

STEP 1 - MAKING THE SOUP
In a wok add chicken broth and wait for it to boil.
Next add salt, sugar, sesame seed oil, white pepper, hot pepper sauce, vinegar and soy sauce and stir for few seconds.
Add Tofu, mushrooms, black wood ear mushrooms to the wok.
To thicken the sauce, whisk together 1 Tablespoon of cornstarch and 2 Tablespoon of water in a bowl and slowly add to your soup until it's the right thickness.
Next add 1 egg slightly beaten with a knife or fork and add it to the soup and stir for 8 seconds
Serve the soup in a bowl and add the bbq pork and sliced green onions on top.

Cost to cook

serves 4 · I have the cupboard staples

Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £7.47 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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£23.88 est. · serves 4

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