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Plain Hot and Sour Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Plain Hot and Sour Soup takes 15 minutes to cook.

Plain Hot and Sour Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Plain Hot and Sour Soup are:

9 cups low sodium chicken broth
1.5 cups water
9 slices fresh ginger root
2 TBSP low sodium soy sauce
6 garlic cloves, crushed
.75 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
500 grams boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
1 TBSP extra virgin olive oil
1 whole egg, beaten
2 egg whites, beaten
8 TBSP red wine vinegar
6 TBSP corn starch
12 TBSP green onions, diced (for garnish)
12 TSBP fresh cilantro, chopped (for garnish)

Here is how you make Plain Hot and Sour Soup:

Add chicken broth, water, ginger root, soy sauce, garlic, and pepper flakes to a large soup pot and heat over medium heat.In a skillet, heat oil and brown chicken strips until browned and cooked through. When cooked, add to soup pot.Mix red wine vinegar and corn starch in seperate dish until combined and add to soup pot. Stir until soup begins to thicken.Keep stirring soup and bring to a boil.In a bowl, beat whole egg and egg white together until combined. Dip a fork into bowl of eggs and drizzle egg mix into soup creating a ribbon effect. Repeat until all eggs are in the soup.Continue cooking until eggs are done.Add 1 TBSP fresh cilantro and 1 TBSP diced green onions to each bowl.Yields about 1.25 cup/serving.Also tastes good over brown rice (not included in recipe)Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNINOMAN.

The nutritional information for Plain Hot and Sour Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 97.6

• Total Fat: 2.2 g
• Cholesterol: 41.9 mg
• Sodium: 655.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 5.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
• Protein: 13.3 g