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Homemade Hot and Sour soup

Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:15 minutes
Total Time:25 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp neutral oil
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 2 scallions
  • 1/4 cup wood ear mushroom
  • 3 shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 block firm tofu
  • ½ cup bamboo shoots cut into strips
  • 4 cups water

Sauce

  • 1/4 cup black vinegar
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • tbsp corn starch mixed with water
  • 2 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 beaten egg

Instructions

  • Reconstitute the dried shiitake mushrooms and wood ear mushroom, it should take about 15 minutes or overnight if you want to prep early
  • Cut tofu into strips
    tofu cut into strips
  • Strain out the bamboo from the can and take 1/2 and set aside. Cut the tomatoes into bite size pieces
  • Roughly cut the wood ear mushroom into strips
    cut wood ear mushroom and shiitake mushroom
  • Place some oil into a pot and heat on medium high
  • Stir fry the scallions and tomatoes for about 2-3 minutes, until the juices come out of the tomatoes
    stir frying tomatoes
  • Add in water and let it simmer
    Adding water
  • Add the bamboo and simmer for 1 minute
  • Add in the tofu and simmer for another minute
    soup with tofu and bamboo
  • Add in the shiitake mushroom and wood ear mushroom
    adding mushroom into soup
  • Immediately add the soy sauce, dark soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, black pepper and salt.
    Boiling the hot and sour soup.
  • Let it come to a boil
  • Once all the ingredients are cooked, mix cornstarch and bit of water to form a watery mix. Pour into the soup to thicken it up.
  • Drizzle the beaten egg into the soup and serve!
    hot and sour soup with egg