Hot and Sour Soup
This hot and sour soup recipe is perfect for Winter! It's comforting, warming, and soul soothing. Make it today!
ESTIMATED COST : $6.75 or $1.68 a serve
Ingredients
- 12 dried (20 grams, 0.71 ounces) shiitake mushrooms (or 150 grams, 5 ounces if using fresh)
- 6 cups (1500 ml/grams, 52.91 ounces) chicken stock or vegetable stock/broth
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 2 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- ¼ cup (75 grams, 2.65 ounces) bamboo shoots, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon minced ginger
- 1 teaspoon (1-2 cloves) minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ¼ cup (65 ml/grams, 2.30 ounces) rice wine vinegar (or white vinegar), or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- ¼ cup (40 grams, 1.41 ounces) cornflour (cornstarch)
- ¼ cup (65ml/grams, 2.40 ounces) water
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes dried chili flakes, or to taste
- 150 grams (5.30 ounces) medium to firm tofu, cut into cubes
- 40 grams (1.40 ounces) Green onions (spring onions), finely chopped
Instructions
- If using dried shiitake mushrooms, completely cover mushrooms with boiling water and soak for at least 20 minutes or until soft. Once soft, drain and slice thinly. If using fresh shiitake mushrooms, cut your mushrooms into small pieces.
- In a large stock pot, add the chicken or vegetable broth, mushrooms, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, bamboo shoots, minced ginger, minced garlic, sesame oil, sugar, vinegar, white pepper, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine. Bring liquid to a boil.Once at a boil, reduce heat to bring the liquid to a simmer. Allow liquid to simmer for about 3 to 4 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine the cornflour and water and mix together until there are no lumps.
- With the soup at a simmer, stir the soup in a circular motion. Then drizzle in the cornflour and water mixture for about 1 minute or until the soup has thickened.
- Still stirring the soup in a circular motion, drizzle through the beaten eggs. Keep stirring until the eggs are cooked.
- Mix through the red pepper flakes, tofu, and green onions. Turn off heat.
- Taste soup for seasoning and adjust as desired. If you want your soup to be more “sour” add a bit more rice wine vinegar. If you want your soup to be more spicy, add some more chili flakes or white pepper.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serve (as a main)Calories: 325kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 20gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 499mgSodium: 411mgPotassium: 358mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4g
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