Cookbook:Hot and Sour Soup

Hot and Sour Soup
Servings4 persons
Time15–20 minutes
Difficulty

Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes | Soup

Hot and sour soup is a popular soup served at Chinese restaurants in the United States. This version tastes exactly like that served at various Chinese restaurants in California.

Ingredients edit

Procedure edit

  1. Bring chicken broth to a simmer in a 2-quart saucepan.
  2. Add soy sauce, shredded meat, mushrooms and garlic chili sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  3. Add black pepper, white vinegar, bamboo shoots, tofu. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. Combine 3 tablespoons of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of cold water in a cup. Stir until mixture is smooth. Add cornstarch mixture to soup and stir well.
  5. Simmer for 5 minutes until soup is thickened.
  6. Beat egg in a cup until yolk and white are combined. Pour beaten egg slowly, in a fine stream into soup. Stir soup several times, then wait 30 seconds.
  7. Add green onions and sesame oil to soup. Stir well and remove from heat.
  8. Serve hot.

Notes, tips, and variations edit

  • Adjust vinegar, ground black pepper, garlic chili sauce and soy sauce to taste. American vinegar is much more acidic than its Chinese counterpart, so start with very little and add slowly.
  • Add or remove mushrooms, bamboo shoots, or tofu as needed. These three ingredients don't add much to the taste, mostly they add to the texture of the soup.