Easy and delicious recipe for Chinese hot and sour soup. It can easily be made vegetarian by leaving off the chicken and substituting vegetable broth.
Ingredients: [‘dried chinese mushrooms’, ‘chicken’, ‘firm tofu’, ‘bamboo shoots’, ‘chicken stock’, ‘rice wine’, ‘light soy sauce’, ‘rice vinegar’, ‘white pepper’, ‘cornstarch’, ‘salt’, ‘hot pepper sauce’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“4 -6 dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked “,”4 ounces chicken”,”1 package firm tofu”,”2 ounces sliced bamboo shoots, drained “,”2 1/2 cups chicken stock”,”1 tablespoon rice wine or 1 tablespoon sherry wine”,”1 tablespoon light soy sauce”,”1 tablespoon rice vinegar”,”1/2 teaspoon white pepper”,”1 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with water “,” salt (to taste)”,” hot pepper sauce (to taste)”]
Number of Servings: 4
Steps: [‘Squeeze all excess water from mushrooms and discard hard stalks.’, ‘Thinly shred the mushrooms, chicken, tofu and bamboo.’, ‘Bring the stock to a boil in a wok and add the shredded ingredients.’, ‘Bring back to a boil and simmer for about 1 minute.’, ‘Add seasonings to taste and bring back to the boil once more.’, ‘Thicken with cornstarch paste.’]