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Nutrition Facts
Hot and Sour Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 292Calories from Fat 112
% Daily Value*
Fat 12.41g19%
Saturated Fat 2.41g12%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.271g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.353g
Cholesterol 309mg103%
Sodium 3172mg132%
Potassium 660mg19%
Carbohydrates 31.58g11%
Fiber 4.7g19%
Sugar 9.26g10%
Protein 17.79g36%
Vitamin A 3000IU60%
Vitamin C 2.5mg3%
Calcium 430mg43%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
** Nutritional values are calculated based on specific ingredients. The precise nutritional calculations for your ingredients may differ. This information should be not treated as dietary advice.
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Hot and Sour Soup
Warning: this recipe will ruin restaurant-made Hot and Sour Soup for you forever! Unlike what you get from your favorite takeout joint, this soup is filled with varying textures and subtle flavors that add a whole new dimension to a classic Chinese-American soup.
Prep Time: 20mins
Cook Time: 20mins
Total Time: 40mins
Yield: 4people
Ingredients
2quartsstrong broth(vegetable or chicken)
13lily buds
13shiitake mushrooms
8wood ear mushrooms(a.k.a. black fungus)
1cupbamboo shoots
1/2lbtofu
5tbspsoy sauce
5tbsprice wine vinegar
2tbspcornstarch
2tspsugar
2tspchili oil(optional)
1tspsalt
2tspwhite pepper
2eggs(optional)
Instructions
If you are using dried lily buds, shiitake, and wood ear mushrooms are dried, soak them in hot water for 15 minutes to soften before preparation.
Prepare your vegetables. Trim off the hard ends of the lily buds and cut in half lengthwise. Slice all of the shiitake mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, tofu, and bamboo shoots into strips.
In a large pot over medium heat, bring the water and vegetable bouillon to a boil. Add your lily buds, mushrooms, and bamboo shoots. Cook for 10 minutes.
In a small bowl, add the cornstarch and sugar. Slowly mix in the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and chili oil (if using) to create a smooth slurry. Stir the slurry into the soup until it well mixed. Return to a boil and cook until the cornstarch begins to thicken.
Add your tofu strips, white pepper, and salt to taste.
You must taste the soup! You are aiming for a balance of pepper (the "hot") and vinegar (the "sour"). If it tastes flat but spicy, you need more rice wine vinegar. If it tastes sharp but bland, you need more white pepper. If it's appropriately hot and soup but seems like it's "missing something," try adding a pinch of sugar.
Beat your eggs in a small bowl with a splash of water. Stir your soup in one direction for about a minute to create a vortex. Stop stirring. Slowly pour your eggs into the soup. Do not stir again for at least 2 minutes or your eggs will disintegrate into the soup!
Serve!
Notes
If you're using bouillon to make the broth, I recommend making it strong. I typically use 2 quarts of water and 2 tbsp of vegetable bouillon for my Hot and Sour Soup.
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