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Chinese Hot And Sour Soup

Here's how you make Chinese Hot And Sour Soup
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 9m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 6 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 ounce hot and sour soup mix (1 envelope)
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1/2 cup shiitake mushroom caps, thinly sliced
  • 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
  • Slurry
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup corn starch
  • Eggs
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/16 teaspoon white pepper
  • Add Ins
  • 4 ounces extra firm tofu drained, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper, to taste
  • 2 green onions, minced
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: Place the chicken broth, soup mix, ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar, hot sauce, mushrooms in a large pot over medium high heat.

  • Step 2: Bring to a simmer.

  • Step 3: Cook for 5 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.

  • Step 4: In a small bowl, whisk together the corn starch with 1/4 cup cold water.

  • Step 5: Add the cornstarch mixture to the pot while stirring fast and stir well.

  • Step 6: Cook for 2 minutes or until soup has just thickened.

  • Step 7: Stir the soup in a circular motion while slowly pouring in the beaten eggs.

  • Step 8: Stir in the tofu, sesame oil, salt and pepper to taste and green onions.

  • Step 9: Cook for 5 minutes until tofu is heated through.

  • Step 10: Check for seasoning adding more vinegar if you like tarter.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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