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Hot and Sour Soup Recipe
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Hot and Sour Soup Recipe

Chinese hot and sour soup is a Sichuan dish of pork and tofu simmered in a spiced broth, served with silky ribbons of egg swirled through, easy to make!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Rehydrating Dried Ingredients1 hour
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American, Chinese
Keyword: ground pork, peppercorns, Sichuan, spicy, tofu
Servings: 8
Calories: 299kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried sliced shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 cup dried lily buds
  • 2 quarts chicken stock
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon hot sesame oil (or use hot chili oil)
  • 1 teaspoon ground Sichuan peppercorns
  • 8 ounces bamboo shoots canned is good
  • 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes optional
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper you can use black pepper, if preferred
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch or potato starch mixed with 3 tablespoon water to form a silky slurry
  • 8 ounces ground pork
  • 1 pound firm tofu cut into bite-sized cubes
  • 4 large eggs beaten
  • For Serving. Hot sesame oil or hot chili oil, chopped scallions, red pepper flakes

Instructions

How to Make Hot and Sour Soup

  • Add the dried shiitake mushrooms and dried lily flowers to a bowl and cover with very hot water. Steep for 1 hour, or until softened and rehydrated.
  • Add the chicken stock, rice vinegar, soy sauce and hot sesame oil to a large pot. Bring to a boil over high heat.
  • Add the Sichuan peppercorns, mushrooms, lily buds, bamboo shoots, crushed red pepper, salt and pepper and stir. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Stir in the corn starch slurry and cook, stirring, 5 minutes to thicken.
  • Add the ground pork, and tofu. Stir and cook 5 minutes to cook the pork through.
  • Slowly drizzle in the beaten eggs while very slowly swirling the soup, 2-3 minutes. This will allow the eggs to form silky ribbons in the swirling soup. Remove from heat. Adjust to taste with vinegar for extra sour.
  • Serve the hot and sour soup into bowls and top with hot sesame oil or hot chili oil, scallions, and red pepper flakes.

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Notes

I enjoy my hot and sour soup nice and thick with lots of vegetables and lots of egg swirled in.

Nutrition

Calories: 299kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 977mg | Potassium: 471mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 529IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 103mg | Iron: 2mg