2022-07-20

Hot and Sour Soup

 Ingredients

  • 8 cups vegetable broth
  • 1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms, thinly-sliced, stems discarded
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons minced ginger
  • 1 teaspoon chilli garlic sauce
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 2 large eggs, whisked
  • 8 ounces firm tofu, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 4 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Method

  1. Set aside 1/4 cup vegetable broth.
  2. In a large stock pot, stir together remaining broth, mushrooms, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic chilli sauce. 
  3. Heat over medium-high heat until simmering.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together 1/4 cup broth and cornstarch until smooth.
  5. Stir slurry into simmering broth and stir until soup is thickened (about 1 minute).
  6. While stirring, drizzle in eggs in a thin stream to make egg ribbons.
  7. Stir in tofu, green onions, sesame oil, salt, and pepper.
  8. Serve immediately.

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