Back to Recipe

Hot and Sour Soup

Here's how you make Hot and Sour Soup
Pause Continue Reading
  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms (fresh,stems removed and caps thinly sliced)
  • 2 fresh garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 teaspoons oil (peanut oil or 2 teaspoons vegetable oil)
  • 2 cans (14 ounces each) chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon chili oil (or 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes)
  • 5 ounces chicken breast, cooked (shredded.1 cup)
  • 2 cups napa cabbage, shredded (or coleslaw mix with carrots)
  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
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: Cook and shred chicken. Set aside.

  • Step 2: In a large saucepan, cook mushrooms and garlic in hot oil over medium heat for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  • Step 3: Stir in broth, vinegar, soy sauce, and chile oil or red pepper flakes; bring to a boil.

  • Step 4: Stir in chicken and coleslaw mix or napa cabbage; reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.

  • Step 5: In a small bowl or cup combine cornstarch with water. Stir into soup; simmer about 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in sesame oil.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

This page is built for your convenience in the kitchen.

If you want helpful tools, tips and recipes from our community of real cooks, please consider signing up.

Oh... And one more thing... We also have some pretty wild forums.