Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, hot and sour soup. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Hot and Sour Soup is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Hot and Sour Soup is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook hot and sour soup using 19 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Hot and Sour Soup:

1. Make ready 4 Dried Chinese fungi (1 oz) wood ears or cloud ears (in produce dept.)
2. Prepare 2 Tbsp canola oil
3. Prepare 1 ” piece of ginger, peeled ad grated
4. Make ready 2-3 Tbsp red chili paste, sambal oelek
5. Get 8 oz. button mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
6. Make ready 1 small can water chestnuts, sliced and drained
7. Make ready 1/2 cup canned bamboo shoots, drained
8. Make ready 1/4 lb. shredded pork or chicken
9. Take 1/2 cup soy sauce
10. Make ready 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
11. Get 1 tsp salt
12. Make ready 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
13. Get 1 tsp ground white pepper
14. Get Pinch sugar
15. Make ready 2 quarts chicken stock, hot
16. Take 1 square firm tofu, drained as cut into 1/4” strips
17. Get 3 Tbsp cornstarch w/ 1/4 cup water
18. Prepare 1 large egg beaten
19. Prepare Chopped green onion and cilantro for garnish

Instructions to make Hot and Sour Soup:

1. In a small bowl add the dried mushrooms and pour boiling water over them let sit at least 15-29 minutes to rehydrate. Drain and cut into strips
2. In large pot put chicken stock to heat up.
3. Heat wok or large skillet with sides. Add the oil to heat on medium high.
4. To the hot oil add the finger, chili paste, wood ears, button mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots and meat. Cook for 1 minute to infuse flavors.
5. Next combine soy sauce, vinegars, salt, red pepper flakes, white pepper and sugar. Pour into pan and stir everything together. Will smell amazing!
6. Add in the hot chicken stock, bring to boil and then simmer for 10 minutes.
7. Add in tofu and cook for 3 minutes m
8. Combine cornstarch and water to make a slurry. Add to soup and simmer until it thickens.
9. Remove pot from heat and with a spoon swirl soup in 1 direction and add in beaten egg which should cook immediately. Stir to blend egg.
10. Garnishes
11. Serve soup topped with garnish.
12. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

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