Soup is one of the best go-to food for everyone! It is primarily liquid food, served warm or hot- but can also be served cool or cold- that is made by mixing ingredients of meat or vegetables with stock, milk, or water.
There are many types of soups, but today, we’re going to make a delicious hot and sour soup!
So without further ado, let’s dive in!
Steps:
Prepare all the ingredients
Soak the dried mushrooms in a bowl with hot water, let it stay for a few minutes
Slice carrots thinly
Chop the green onions (green part for garnish, white part for cooking)
Slice bamboo shoots thinly
Mince the ginger
Slice the mushroom also thinly
Prepare the soy sauce mixture: in a bowl add soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, white pepper and sesame oil
Prepare the cornstarch mixture: in a bowl mix the contract and water until it dissolves
Beat the 4 eggs in a bowl
In a soup stock pan, heat then add about 2 tbsp oil. Saute the ginger, leeks and mushroom until fragrant.
Add in the broth. Let it simmer.
Add in the carrots, bamboo shoot, mushroom and the soy sauce mixture. Turn it up to high heat.
Pour in the beaten egg and whisk continuously. Let the eggs cook through.
Stir in the cornstarch mixture.
Serve. All done! You can now enjoy your delicious hot and sour soup!
Hot and Sour Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 6-8 pcs Dried Shitake Mushroom
- 1/4 cup Bamboo Shoots
- 1/2 Tofu
- 1/4 cup Carrots
- 1/4 Green onions (green part of garnish and white part for cooking)
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 5 cup Broth (chicken or vegetable broth)
- 4 pcs eggs
Soy Sauce Mixture
- 6 tbsp Soy sauce
- 3 tbsp Rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp White pepper
- 2 tbsp Sesame oil
Cornstarch Mixture
- 4 tbsp Cornstarch
- 4 tbsp Water
Instructions
- Prepare all the ingredients
- Soak the dried mushrooms in a bowl with hot water. Let it stay for a few minutes
- Slice carrots thinly and chop the green onions. Remember: white part is for cooking and green part is for garnish.
- Slice bamboo shoots and mushroom thinly then mince ginger.
- Soy Sauce Mixture: In a bowl, add soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, white pepper and sesame oil.
- Cornstarch Mixture: In a bowl, mix cornstarch and water until it dissolves.
- After preparing the mixtures, beat the 4 eggs in another bowl
- Heat the soup stock pan then add about 2 tbsp oil. Saute the ginger, leeks and mushroom until fragrant.
- Add the broth. Let it simmer
- Add the carrots, bamboo shoot, mushroom and soy sauce mixture. Turn the heat to high.
- Pour the beaten egg and whisk continuously. Let the egg cook through
- Stir in the cornstarch mixture
- Serve. Enjoy your delicious meal!
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Hot and Sour soup is a classic and delicious Chinese cuisine.
It is fairly easy to do at home. Follow the steps above and you can make one in no time!
Soup has a lot of nutritional value- but that depends on what you put in your soup. According to studies, eating soup is actually good and has a contributing factor in losing weight, maintaining weight goals, and lowering the risk of obesity.
