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Recipe·~20 min·dairy-freenut-free

Hot and Sour Soup

A pork dish from the Chinese kitchen.

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup Mushrooms
  • 1/3 cup Wood Ear Mushrooms
  • 2/3 Cup Tofu
  • 1/2 cup Pork
  • 2-1/2 cups Chicken Stock
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Sesame Seed Oil
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Hotsauce
  • 1-½ cups Vinegar
  • 1 tsp Soy Sauce
  • 1 tbs Cornstarch
  • 2 tbs Water
  • 1/4 cup Spring Onions

Method

    • MAKING THE SOUP In a wok add chicken broth and wait for it to boil. Next add salt, sugar, sesame seed oil, white pepper, hot pepper sauce, vinegar and soy sauce and stir for few seconds. Add Tofu, mushrooms, black wood ear mushrooms to the wok. To thicken the sauce, whisk together 1 Tablespoon of cornstarch and 2 Tablespoon of water in a bowl and slowly add to your soup until it's the right thickness. Next add 1 egg slightly beaten with a knife or fork and add it to the soup and stir for 8 seconds Serve the soup in a bowl and add the bbq pork and sliced green onions on top.

Source

This recipe is adapted from TheMealDB (id 52954), a free community-curated recipe API. Original listing: themealdb.com.

A walkthrough video is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgV9Zq3aSTo.

Original source noted by the contributor: https://sueandgambo.com/pages/chinese-hot-and-sour-soup.

Per serving
Estimate · medium confidence
Servings1
210kcal
Calories
14g
Protein
12g
Carbs
11g
Fat
1.5 g
Fiber
2.0 g
Sugar
1100 mg
Sodium
Iron8%
Calcium6%
Vitamin D1%
Vitamin C2%
Vitamin B1217%
Potassium8%

Estimated by AI from the ingredient list. Values are approximate and not medical advice. If you have specific dietary requirements, verify with a registered dietitian or trusted nutrition database.

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