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Hot & Sour Soup

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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 5h
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR DRIED VEGETABLES
  • 1 ounce dried mushrooms (shiitake mushrooms, this should be 6 dried mushrooms)
  • 1 ounce dried mushrooms (wood ear mushrooms, this should be 6 dried mushrooms)
  • 1 ounce dried lily buds (optional, this should be 10 dried lily buds)
  • FOR PORK & MARINADE
  • 8 ounces pork loin (boneless, cut into matchstick size pieces)
  • 2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil (Asian)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • FOR SOUP
  • 2 teaspoons oil (cooking oil, peanut oil is traditional)
  • 1 leek, trimmed and sliced
  • 1 carrot, peeled and cut into matchstick size pieces
  • 1 radish (4 inch daikon radish, peeled and cut into matchstick size pieces, a small turnip can sub for the daikon radish)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 gingerroot (1/2 inch, peeled and minced)
  • 8 mushrooms, sliced (button)
  • 6 cups chicken broth (this is 3 - 15 oz cans of chicken broth)
  • 1 can (7 ounce) baby corn (drained - optional)
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 5 tablespoons vinegar (rice vinegar)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil (Asian)
  • 2 teaspoons pepper
  • 1 pound tofu (firm tofu, cut into 1 inch cubes)
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In a bowl cover the shiitake mushrooms with water and set aside to hydrate for at least 4 hours or up to 8 hours. In another bowl place the wood ear mushrooms and lily buds and cover with hot water and let soak for 20 minutes.

  • Step 2: To marinate the pork: combine pork with the next 6 ingredients (-sugar); set aside.

  • Step 3: To prepare soup: in a large pot or wok over medium high heat add oil and then add the vegetables (leek - ginger) and saute for 3-5 minutes or until leek is wilted. Add pork with the marinade and the button mushrooms and saute for another 3-5 minutes. Stir in broth, baby corn (if using), and the next 4 ingredients (-pepper).

  • Step 4: Drain the shipmate mushrooms, reserving the soaking water; slice and add to soup. Drain lily pods and wood ear mushrooms, if using, and add to soup. Stir in tofu.

  • Step 5: Bring soup to a boil. In the bowl of the soaking liquid add the cornstarch and stir to combine. Stir into soup. You may need to add more soy sauce, vinegar or pepper depending on your taste.

  • Step 6: Remove soup from heat. Pour eggs in slowly and then stir soup until eggs appear as ribbons.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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