Spicy Hot and Sour Soup Recipe

Spicy Hot And Sour Soup Recipe

Ingredients

Serving Size : 8

• 3 dried wood ears
• 20 dried tiger lily buds
• 3 cups hot water
• 1/4 pound pork butt

marinade:

• 1/2 teaspoon dry sherry
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

soup:

• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 5 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 ounces fresh mushrooms – – sliced or
• 1 1/2 oz can sliced mushrooms – drained (1/2 to 4)
• 1/4 cup sliced water chestnuts
• 1/4 cup shredded bamboo shoots
• 2 tablespoons fresh carrot – shredded
• 1 (3 inch) square bean curd – thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 5 tablespoons cornstarch
• 5 tablespoons water
• 1 egg – – beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil

Method

1. Soak wood ears and lily buds in 3 cups hot water for 15 minutes; remove woody stems from both; shred wood ears with a cleaver.
2. Slice pork into thin strips; chop strips into shreds; Combine marinade in a small bowl; add pork, mix well; let stand 15 minutes.
3. Combine chicken stock, 5 cups water and salt in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium; add mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, carrot, wood ears and lily buds; simmer 3 to 4 minutes; add pork with marinade and bean curd; bring to a boil; add Worcestershire sauce and vinegar.
4. Dissolve cornstarch in 5 tbsp water to make a paste; slowly stir into soup.
5. Cook over medium heat until soup thickens slightly; stir egg into soup; add black pepper, white pepper and sesame oil.
6. Serve hot.
7. Yield 4 servings.

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