Chinese Hot and Sour Soup
From chefelaine 15 years ago
- 6 minutes to make
- Serves 12
Delicious hot and sour soup as a side dish...
Ingredients
- 8 each Dried black mushrooms shopping list
- 16 each Dried cloud ear (also called tree ear) mushrooms shopping list
- water boiling --- amount as needed shopping list
- 2 1/2 qt chicken stock shopping list
- 8 oz Lean raw pork cut julienne (see note) shopping list
- Julienne is simply 'cut into little sticks'. shopping list
- 6 oz bamboo shoots cut julienne shopping list
- 3 fl oz soy sauce shopping list
- 2 tsp white pepper shopping list
- 8 tbsp cornstarch shopping list
- 8 fl oz Cold water shopping list
- 3 fl oz rice vinegar or wine vinegar shopping list
- 2 tsp oriental sesame oil shopping list
- 2 each eggs lightly beaten shopping list
- 1 each scallion, sliced thin shopping list
- 2 tbsp Chopped cilantro shopping list
How to make it
- Place two types of dried mushrooms in separate bowls.
- Add enough boiling water to each to cover the mushrooms.
- Let stand until the mushrooms are soft.
- Drain the mushrooms, squeezing them lightly.
- *****Reserve the soaking liquid.
- Cut off and discard the stems from the black mushrooms.
- Cut the caps into thin strips.
- Cut off any coarse, woody stems from the cloud ear mushrooms.
- Cut the mushrooms into half-inch pieces.
- Combine the stock and the mushroom liquid in a sauce pot.
- Bring to a boil.
- Add the mushrooms, pork, bamboo shoots, soy sauce, and white pepper.
- Simmer 3 minutes.
- Mix the cornstarch with the water until smooth.
- Add the cornstarch mixture to the simmering soup, stirring constantly.
- Simmer until the soup is lightly thickened.
- Add the vinegar and sesame oil to the soup.
- Slowly drizzle in the beaten egg, stirring slowly but constantly, so that the egg coagulates in thin shreds.
- To serve, top each portion with a few slices of scallion and a pinch of chopped cilantro.
- Note:
- To cut the pork into julienne more easily,, partially freeze the meat first.
The Rating
Reviewed by 53 people-
Sounds Very Good Chefelaine...You probably know this about me already, But I Just LOVE soups...I've bookmarked this one to try at a later date...Thanks...Give it a 5
stewie
in Winnipeg loved it
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Boy, this really sounds Fantastic! Got my 5
shirleyoma
in Cove loved it
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This sounds great. Can you sub the tree ear mushrooms?
juels
in Clayton loved it
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