Hot and Sour Soup

Other★ Easy🌶🌶🌶50min

Prep 30m ·
Cook 20m ·
4 Servings

IngredientsWhat you'll need for Hot and Sour Soup

Ingredient Amount Notes
西红柿 1个
嫩豆腐 1块
香菇 4朵
木耳 1把
金针菇 1把
胡萝卜 1根
海带丝 1把
里脊肉 1块
鸡蛋 1个
香菜 1把
生抽 2勺
老抽 1勺
蚝油 1勺
香醋 2勺
白胡椒粉 适量
辣椒粉 适量

Ingredients

  • Tomato — 1
  • Silken tofu — 1 box
  • Shiitake mushrooms — 5
  • Shredded meat (ham or pork liver) — 100g
  • Wood ear mushrooms — 8
  • Enoki mushrooms — a little
  • Eggs — 2
  • Cilantro (or scallions) — 2
  • Cornstarch + water (for slurry) — 3 tbsp + 1/2 bowl
  • Salt — to taste
  • Chicken bouillon — to taste
  • Chili powder — to taste
  • Dark soy sauce — 1/2 tbsp
  • Light soy sauce — 1 tbsp
  • White pepper powder — 1/2 tbsp
  • Aged vinegar — 2 tbsp

Steps

  1. Prep ingredients: Peel and dice the tomato, cut silken tofu into strips, julienne the meat, shiitake, and wood ear mushrooms, tear apart enoki mushrooms. Set aside.
  2. Prep more: Mix 3 tbsp cornstarch with 1/2 bowl water. Chop cilantro and scallions. Beat eggs with a little salt. Have white pepper and chili powder ready.
  3. Heat oil in a pot, add tomato dice and stir-fry until the oil turns red. Add two large bowls of water and bring to a boil. Add meat, shiitake, wood ear, enoki, and tofu. Boil on high heat for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Season with salt, chicken bouillon, chili powder, 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce, and 1 tbsp light soy sauce. Pour in the beaten egg while stirring to form ribbons. Add cornstarch slurry and stir. Reduce heat and cook until slightly bubbling.
  5. Just before turning off the heat, add 1/2 tbsp white pepper and 2 tbsp aged vinegar. Sprinkle with scallions and cilantro. Serve and enjoy!

Cooking StepsHow to cook Hot and Sour Soup step by step

  1. Step 1 Detail

    Prep ingredients: Peel and dice the tomato, cut silken tofu into strips, julienne the meat, shiitake, and wood ear mushrooms, tear apart enoki mushrooms. Set aside.

  2. Step 2 Detail

    Prep more: Mix 3 tbsp cornstarch with 1/2 bowl water. Chop cilantro and scallions. Beat eggs with a little salt. Have white pepper and chili powder ready.

  3. Step 3 Detail

    Heat oil in a pot, add tomato dice and stir-fry until the oil turns red. Add two large bowls of water and bring to a boil. Add meat, shiitake, wood ear, enoki, and tofu. Boil on high heat for 2-3 minutes.

  4. Step 4 Detail

    Season with salt, chicken bouillon, chili powder, 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce, and 1 tbsp light soy sauce. Pour in the beaten egg while stirring to form ribbons. Add cornstarch slurry and stir. Reduce heat and cook until slightly bubbling.

  5. Step 5 Detail

    Just before turning off the heat, add 1/2 tbsp white pepper and 2 tbsp aged vinegar. Sprinkle with scallions and cilantro. Serve and enjoy!

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