Beef / Pork

Hot and Sour Soup is for Soup.

Hot and Sour Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Hot and Sour Soup takes several minutes to cook.

Hot and Sour Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Hot and Sour Soup are:

1/4 c. shredded pork
1 tsp. dry sherry
3 TBs. cornstarch
1 can chicken broth with 1 1/2 c. water, or 3 1/2 c. stock with 1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. salt
1 TBs. soy sauce
1/4 c. dried wood ears or mushrooms
1/4 c. golden needles
1/2 c. bean curd, shredded
1 egg, beaten
1/4 tsp. white pepper
1 tsp. sesame oil
1 TBs. minced scallion
2 TBs cider vinegar

Here is how you make Hot and Sour Soup:

Mix pork, sherry, and 1 tsp. cornstarch. (If vegetarian, omit this step and add sherry when mixing the cornstarch with water.) Soak wood ears and golden needles in a bowl, in boiling water, covered, for 15 minutes. Snap off wood pieces from ears and hard stems from needles. Cut needles in half and break up ears. Wash; drain and squeeze out water. Put 2 TBs. and 2 tsp. cornstarch (if vegetarian, use 3 TBs. cornstarch, and 1 tsp. dry sherry) in 1/2 c. cold water. Put chicken broth and water, salt, soy sauce, wood ears, and golden needles in a pot. Bring to a boil and stir in pork. Boil 1 minute. Add bean curd. Bring to a boil and stir in cornstarch mixture until soup thickens. Stir in beaten egg in a thin stream. Remove from heat immediately. Add pepper and vinegar. Place in serving bowl. Garnish with sesame oil and scallions. Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GUST804.

The nutritional information for Hot and Sour Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 179.2

• Total Fat: 9.7 g
• Cholesterol: 182.7 mg
• Sodium: 991.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 11.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.6 g
• Protein: 13.9 g

Hot and Sour Soup is Asian cuisine.