Hot and Sour Soup
A Chinese dinner made with pork. Ready in about 40 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 15 minPrep (about)
- 25 minCook (about)
- 40 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- ½ cup pork Shopping tip: Pork shoulder (Boston butt), cut in cubes.
Fresh & other
- ⅓ cup mushrooms
- ⅓ cup wood ear mushrooms
- ⅔ cup tofu
- 1 ¼ cups chicken stock Shopping tip: Chicken broth (carton or can), or a chicken bouillon cube in hot water.
- ¼ tsp sugar
- ½ tsp hotsauce
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp water
- ¼ cup green onions Shopping tip: Green onions (scallions).
Sauces & oils
- 1 tsp sesame seed oil
- ¾ cup vinegar
- 1 tsp soy sauce
Spices & seasonings (2): salt, pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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STEP 1 - MAKING THE SOUP.
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In a wok add chicken broth plus wait for it to boil.
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Add soy sauce, vinegar, hot pepper sauce, white pepper, sesame seed oil, sugar and salt.
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Stir for few seconds.
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Add Tofu, mushrooms, black ear mushrooms to the wok.
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To thicken the sauce.
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Whisk 1 Tablespoon of cornstarch plus 2 Tablespoon of water in bowl and slowly add to your soup till it's the right thickness.
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Add 1 egg a bit beaten with a knife or fork.
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Add it to the soup.
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Stir for 8 seconds.
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Serve the soup in a bowl.
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Add your bbq pork and sliced green onions over the top.
On the side: Steamed rice
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (25 min)
- Rinse the rice. Simmer it covered in water (2 cups per cup of rice) for about 18 minutes, then let it sit 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.