Simple Hot and Sour Soup

This is a simple, yet flavor-packed Chinese soup. Tofu is simmered with bamboo shoot, shiitake mushrooms, cloud ear mushrooms, ham, and eggs in a hot and sour soup base. Garnish soup with cilantro or spring onions.


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Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs
Additional Time: 30 mins
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients List

  • 1 ¾ ounces dried shiitake mushrooms

  • 1 ounce dried cloud ear mushrooms

  • ½ (12 ounce) package silken tofu, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

  • 1 (8 ounce) can bamboo shoots, cut into thin matchstick-size pieces

  • 2 teaspoons vinegar

  • 1 teaspoon ground white pepper

  • 10 fluid ounces chicken stock

  • 2 ounces cooked ham, thinly sliced

  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce

  • 1 teaspoon Shaoxing cooking wine

  • salt to taste

  • 2 teaspoons corn flour

  • 2 teaspoons water

  • 2 eggs, beaten

  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil


Directions

  1. Place shiitake mushrooms and cloud ear mushrooms in a bowl of water; soak until softened, about 30 minutes. Drain and finely chop the mushrooms.

  2. Bring a pot of water to a boil; add tofu and cook for 1 minute. Remove using a slotted spoon and place in a bowl. Bring water back to a boil and add bamboo shoots; cook for 1 minute. Drain and set bamboo shoots aside.

  3. Mix vinegar and white pepper together in a bowl.

  4. Bring chicken stock to a boil in a large saucepan. Add bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and ham; return to a boil. Add tofu, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, and salt; bring back to a boil.

  5. Mix corn flour and water together in a bowl until dissolved; stir into chicken stock mixture until soup starts to thicken. Drizzle beaten eggs into soup, stirring gently to form cooked egg clumps, 2 to 3 minutes.

  6. Stir vinegar-pepper mixture into soup and drizzle in sesame oil.

Cook's Notes:

Dried cloud ear mushrooms (also known as black wood fungus or wood ear), fresh bamboo shoots, dried shiitake mushrooms and Shaoxing wine can be purchased in Chinese specialty shops.


Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Nutrition Facts
185 Calories
8g Fat
19g Carbs
12g Protein


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