Hot n sour soup

Hot n Sour soup is the one of the most popular soups when you go to a Chinese restaurant. It keeps you warm even during the cold weather & helps treat cold symptoms. It is delicious & spicy too. It's an Authentic Chinese soup from province of Szechuan in China. For this recipe, you will have to have......

Important Ingredients-
Rice vinegar- astringent flavor & makes the sourness appear more while cooking.

Bamboo shoots- little woody, earthy, slightly sweet & nutty. Tastes like water chestnut but smoother.

dried wood ear mushrooms- There's not much flavor to the wood ear mushroom, it's a mild-tasting food that picks up the spices and nuances of the dishes it's put in

White pepper- musty, grassy, or slightly fermented. Picks up the spiciness too.

Sesame oil- Nutty toasty flavor. Can give a rich sweet sent to the flavor in a pan when cooking.

Ingredients-

• 5 dried wood ear mushrooms

• 4 any dried mushrooms

• 4 cups chicken stock

• 1/3 cup diced bamboo shoots.

• 1/3 cup ground pork

• 1 tsp soy sauce

• 1/2 tsp dark soy sauce

• 1/2 tsp white sugar

• 3 tsp white pepper (or 6 tsp for spicier)

• 1 tsp salt

• 3 tbsp rice vinegar

• 1/3 tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot

• 3 tbsp water

• 1/2 firm tofu

• 1 egg beaten

• 1 tsp sesame oil

• 2 tbsp thinly sliced green onions

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Directions-

1. Soak the dried mushrooms in warm water for 20 minutes. Make sure to trim off any tough stems & slice the mushrooms.

2. Place mushrooms, stock, bamboo shoots, & shredded pork into a Medium size pan. Bring to a boil, & simmer for 10 minutes.

3. Stir in the soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, salt, white pepper, & rice vinegar. Combine cornstarch with 3 tbsp of water. Add a little of the hot soup to the cornstarch, & then return all to the pan. Add 1/3 cup water & heat to boiling, stirring. Add the tofu, & cook 1 to 2 minutes.

4. Just before serving, turn off the heat. Stir egg gradually. Mix in sesame oil. Sprinkle each serving with scallions.

Ingredients in the stock & water-

Boiling the water-

Adding the rice vinegar, dark soy sauce, & soy sauce-

Finale-