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Hot and Sour Soup

Seasoned with soy sauce, vinegar, white pepper, and chili, this soup delivers a perfect harmony of spice, sourness, and umami. It’s both energizing and soothing, making it a popular starter in Chinese restaurants around the world.
Course: Appetizer, Soup

Ingredients
  

Pork marinade:
  • 1 tablespoons of soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
Soup Ingredients:
  • 200 g ground pork
  • 1 cup dried Shiitake Mushrooms
  • ½ cup large wood ear
  • ½ cup white fungus
  • 1 block of tofu
  • ½ cup bamboo shoots
  • ½ cup Chinese yam
  • 6 cups mushroom water
  • 1 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 L chicken stock
  • 5 dried chili peppers
  • 1/2 cup of Chinese dark vinegar
  • 1/2 cup of soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons white pepper
Last step ingredients:
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch and 4 tablespoons of water

Equipment

  • Saucepan or stock pot
  • Mixing Bowls
  • WhiskKnife & chopping board
  • Ladle
  • Measuring Cups & Spoons
  • Serving bowls

Instructions
 

  1. Hydrate Mushrooms, wood ears, and white fungus and cut into thin strips. You can use other types of mushrooms as well. (4 cups) Reserve water for later use
  2. Cut tofu, bamboo shoots, and other crunchy veggies into thin strips. You can use lotus roots as well. (3 cups)
  3. Marinate the ground pork and set aside
  4. In a large pot, bring chicken broth to a boil and add ground pork
  5. Remove the foam on top
  6. Add mushroom water and remaining soup ingredients
  7. Once the soup comes to a boil, add the cornstarch water
  8. Turn off the heat and pour the egg slowly into the soup and let it sit for 30 seconds before stirring
  9. Taste and season to your liking, add cilantro for garnish, and enjoy.

Macros

per 2 cup 293 calories
23g protein
10.8g fat
27.2g carbs