Hot and Sour Soup
The Sichuan-style soup of pork, tofu, mushrooms and bamboo shoots in a lightly thickened broth — its heat comes from white pepper rather than chilli and its sourness from black vinegar, both stirred in at the very end.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 6 dried shiitake mushrooms
- 5 g dried wood ear mushrooms
- 300 ml boiling water, for soaking
- 150 g pork loin, in thin strips
- 100 g bamboo shoots (tinned), in strips
- 200 g firm tofu, in thin strips
- 1.2 l chicken stock
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 3 tbsp cornflour
- 60 ml cold water
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 4 tbsp Chinkiang black vinegar
- 1 tsp white pepper, ground
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 spring onions, sliced
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 3427 kcal · P 424.1g · C 90g · F 143.1g
Estimated from 15 of 15 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Soak the shiitake and wood ear in the boiling water for 20 minutes. Squeeze them dry, cut off the shiitake stems and slice both thinly; strain and keep the soaking liquid.
- 2Bring the stock and the soaking liquid to the boil, add the pork, mushrooms and bamboo shoots and simmer 3 minutes.
- 3Add the tofu and soy sauce and simmer 2 minutes more.
- 4Mix the cornflour with the cold water, stir it into the soup and simmer for 1 minute, stirring, until the soup thickens and turns glossy.
- 5Lower the heat so the soup barely moves, pour in the beaten eggs in a thin stream and wait 10 seconds before stirring gently, so they set in silky ribbons.
- 6Take off the heat and stir in the vinegar and white pepper — both lose their edge if boiled, which is why they go in last.
- 7Taste: it should be distinctly sour and peppery. Finish with the sesame oil and spring onions.
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Questions and answers
How long does Hot and Sour Soup take to make?
About 40 minutes: 25 min prep and 15 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Hot and Sour Soup?
15 ingredients: dried shiitake mushrooms, dried wood ear mushrooms, boiling water, pork loin, bamboo shoots, firm tofu, chicken stock, soy sauce, cornflour, cold water, eggs, Chinkiang black vinegar and 3 more.
How many servings does this Hot and Sour Soup recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Hot and Sour Soup?
About 857 kcal, with 106 g protein, 22.5 g carbohydrate and 35.8 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Hot and Sour Soup recipe suit?
It is dairy-free.
What cuisine is Hot and Sour Soup?
Hot and Sour Soup comes from Chinese cuisine.
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