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CHINESE HOT & SOUR SOUP Recipe | |
Chinese Soup | |
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Ingredients:
6 cups chicken stock 1/4 lb julienned lean pork or chicken 2 tbsp garlic & red chile paste 2 tbsp soy sauce 3/4 tsp ground white pepper 4 eggs, beaten 5 tbsp cornstarch 1 cup sliced shittake mushrooms 1 can peeled straw mushrooms 1 can sliced bamboo shoots 1 can sliced water chestnuts 1 can baby corn ears 1 cake soft tofu, sliced into 1/4 inch cubes 1/4 cup white vinegar 1 tsp sesame oil 1/4 cup dried black fungus (cloud ears), soaked in water for one hour, drained and sliced finely chopped scallions for garnish
Directions:
1. Bring stock to a simmer, add soy, pork, mushrooms & chile paste, simmer for 10 minutes. 2. add meat, pepper, vinegar, bamboo, baby corn, water chestnuts, fungus and tofu, simmer 10 min 3. Mix cornstarch with 5 tbsp water and add. bring back to a simmer and pour the eggs in a very thin stream over the surface. Let stand for 10 seconds before gently stirring in the sesame oil. 4. serve with a garnish of chopped scallions. The pepper, vinegar and chile paste can be varied to taste. | |