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Chinese Spicy Hot And Sour Soup

SUBMITTED BY: MARBALET

"This has lots of different flavors going on, and is a very special soup to serve your guests. The spicy hot comes from the white pepper, and the sour comes from the vinegar."

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 5 dried wood ear mushrooms
  • 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 8 dried tiger lily buds
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 1/3 cup diced bamboo shoots
  • 1/3 cup lean ground pork
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 (16 ounce) package firm tofu, cubed
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion

DIRECTIONS

  1. Soak the dried mushrooms and tiger lily buds in warm water for 20 minutes. After trimming off any tough stems, slice the mushrooms. With the fingers, shred the tiger lily stems.
  2. Place the mushrooms, tiger lily buds, stock, bamboo shoots, and shredded pork into a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 10 minutes.
  3. Stir in soy sauce, sugar, salt, white pepper, and vinegar. Combine cornstarch with 3 tablespoons water. Add a little of the hot soup to the cornstarch, and then return all to the pan. Heat to boiling, stirring. Add the bean curd, and cook 1 to 2 minutes.
  4. Just before serving, turn off the heat. Stir the egg in gradually. Mix in sesame oil. Sprinkle each serving with scallions.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by KSKEMP
Excellent! Like many, I couldn't find tiger lily buds and wood ear mushrooms so I used losts... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by LIMCANCOOK
I used white vinegar instead of red wine vinegar and added chilli garlic sauce in it (to make... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2004 by JHOOBSTER
I,like previous reviewers, could not find tiger lilly buds, but it didn't make a difference. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2005 by Risuma
Although quite a challenge finding the ingredients when you haven't the slightest idea of what... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by LEE61
EXCELLENT. I too couldn't find Tiger Lily Buds so just left them out. I did substitute Rice... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by FREDDYCRUGER
a wonderful blend of authentic chineese tastes and a addictive type taste definitley a five... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by JILLYBEAN94
This recipe was AWESOME. I couldn't find any of the odd ingredients (tiger buds, etc) except... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by JEDIE
I made a lot of changes....I ommittes all of the mushrooms, tofu etc. and ended up with just... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by Shaina_Ryder
This tasted exactly like my favorite restaurant's hot and sour! I couldn't find dried... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2005 by Chuck