Homemade Recipe : Homemade Hot and Sour Soup

Very easy-to-make hot and sour soup.

Ingredients

• 4 cups chicken broth
• ½ cup mushrooms, diced
• ¼ cup shredded cooked chicken
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon chile-garlic paste (sambal oelek)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 ounces firm tofu, drained, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
• ⅓ cup canned bamboo shoots, cut into matchsticks
• ¼ cup white vinegar
• ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 egg
• 2 green onions, diced
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

Cooking Directions

1. Bring chicken broth to a simmer in a 2-quart saucepan. Add mushrooms, chicken, soy sauce, chile paste, and garlic. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add tofu, bamboo shoots, vinegar, and white pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes more.
2. Combine water and cornstarch in a cup; stir until smooth. Add mixture to the soup and stir well. Let simmer until soup thickens, about 5 minutes more.
3. Beat egg in a cup and slowly pour, in a fine stream, into the soup. Stir well and heat through for 30 seconds. Mix in green onions and sesame oil. Remove from heat; serve hot.

Nutrition Facts

• calories122.2
• carbohydrateContent10.3 g
• cholesterolContent59.4 mg
• fatContent5.8 g
• fiberContent0.7 g
• proteinContent8.2 g
• saturatedFatContent1.3 g
• sodiumContent1900.8 mg
• sugarContent2.9 g