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Hot and Sour Soup

July 4, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 5 Comments

Hot and Sour Soup

Believe it or not, it is still cool and dark and dreary enough here to be craving the comforts of soup. One of my favourite soups that I am super picky about is Hot and Sour Soup. I am very sensitive to heat and yes, I do want a little kick in this soup but many places I have had it make it too hot! At least for me. Oh how I love that I can make my own food the way I want it.
 
This recipe is also inspired by this out of print book I got out of the library but I changed it a lot! As usual. Please feel free to make it vegetarian by using firm tofu. If you do, I recommend marinating it in a vegetarian mushroom sauce first and then sauteing it before you add the broth.
 
Suzie’s Hot and Sour Soup
2 oz of chopped chicken
1/2 cup of chopped mushrooms
1/2 cup peeled, uncooked shrimp
4 cups of chicken stock
1/2 can of sliced bamboo shoots
3 green onions, chopped
salt and pepper
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp tamari soy sauce
1-2 tsp Asian chili sauce (I personally used just under 1 tsp)
1 1/2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
Dash of sesame oil
1 well beaten egg
2 tbsp water mixed with 1 tbsp cornstarch
  1. Saute mushrooms in a Dutch oven/soup pot. Add stock, chicken and shrimp. Bring to a boil and then immediately turn down the heat. Simmer gently 5 minutes. Add remaining ingredients except egg and cornstarch. Cook 2 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat, stir the soup and gradually add in egg swirling the broth.
  3. Add some of the broth to the water and cornstarch mixture. Put into soup and simmer 1 minute until thickened. Add a little smidge of sesame oil, if desired.

Hot and Sour Soup

Lovely! This soup was wonderful on a cool afternoon here on a dark Nova Scotia summer’s day. It is fast, easy, healthy and delicious. I hope you try it! Although I am sure it probably feels like summer wherever you are if you are in the Northern hemisphere.
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  1. Tori says

    July 4, 2009 at 8:46 pm

    I’ve been thinking about winter and I realized that I miss it! The reason? I like winter foods better. Soups especially. I’m not going to have as many chances to cook like I want to this winter because I’ll be at school. I’m going to miss that a lot.

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  2. Anne Louise Klein says

    July 5, 2009 at 12:03 am

    Yum! We love hot and sour soup. I can’t wait to try your recipe.

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  3. Debra She Who Seeks says

    July 5, 2009 at 1:53 am

    Mmmmmm, looks good!

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  4. Tammy says

    July 5, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    Yum! This sounds really good. We have a Chinese restaurant near us who makes the BEST hot and sour. I wish I could talk Ming out of his recipe!! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Ninette says

    July 5, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    Looks very restorative!

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