Hot N Sour Soup
Hot N Sour Soup

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, hot n sour soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

We've tried several recipes for this hot and sour soup and couldn't find one that resembled the one we liked at a restaurant. So, I made my own and I must say it is on par with what you'll find when dining out. Dissolve the cornstarch in the water and stir until smooth.

Hot N Sour Soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Hot N Sour Soup is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook hot n sour soup using 22 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Hot N Sour Soup:
  1. Get Meat and Vegetables
  2. Take 1 tbsp cooking oil (not olive oil)
  3. Make ready 4 oz Chicken or pork, thinly sliced (cooked or raw, optional)
  4. Take 1/2 cup chopped mushroom, fresh
  5. Prepare 1/2 cup carrot, julienned or sliced thin
  6. Make ready 1/2 cup shredded cabbage (optional)
  7. Make ready 1 tbsp soy sauce
  8. Get 1 each Thai pepper, whole or chopped (optional)
  9. Take 1 or
  10. Prepare 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
  11. Make ready Broth
  12. Take 5 cup chicken stock or broth
  13. Prepare 2 tbsp soy sauce
  14. Prepare 3 tbsp vinegar such as apple cider, white, or rice
  15. Prepare 4 oz extra firm tofu, cut into bite size pieces.
  16. Prepare 1 tbsp cornstarch
  17. Take 2 tbsp water
  18. Make ready Finishes
  19. Prepare 2 each eggs, beaten
  20. Take 1/2 tsp white pepper (optional)
  21. Take 1/2 tsp sesame oil (use a quality brand)
  22. Get 2 each green onion, fresh, sliced

You'll be surprised at just how easy it is to make! You Asked for It - Hot and Sour Soup! Hot and sour soup can be found on any takeout menu or Chinese buffet line in the US. It ranges in quality and flavor from awesomely delicious to lukewarm, tasteless, and gloopy.

Instructions to make Hot N Sour Soup:
  1. Meat and Vegetables: Heat the oil in a medium saucepan on high heat. Note: olive oil has a much lower smoke point than other oils. Not recomended. Note: if using cooked meat, skip to step 2. Add meat if raw. Cook and stir for about 5 min or until mostly done.
  2. Note: If you want to reduce the heat, wait to add thai pepper or red pepper flakes until step 7. Add mushroom, carrot, cabbage, and Thai pepper or red pepper flakes. Cook for another 5 min or until carrots are softened slightly.
  3. If using cooked meat, add now. Add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce. Stir until the mixture is coated with the soy sauce.
  4. Add chicken broth or stock.
  5. Note: Read this step completely before doing it. Add remaining soy sauce and vinegar, one tbs at a time, alternating between soy sauce and vinegar. Taste after each tablespoon addition to ensure that the flavor is to your liking. It should have a balanced flavor between salty and sour (you should be able to taste both equally). Adjust as necessary by adding more or less soy sauce or vinegar.
  6. Combine cornstarch and water in a separate bowl or cup.
  7. Add tofu and cornstarch/water mixture. If you haven't aready, add the Thai pepper or red pepper flakes now for less heat.
  8. Bring to a full boil. The broth will thicken slightly.
  9. Critical step: After it reaches a boil, remove from heat for about 30 seconds. While stirring slowly, slowly drizzle the beaten eggs into the soup. Note: if the broth is too hot, the eggs will overcook and disintegrate, making a milky broth instead of long ribbons like it's supposed to. Don't worry, it still makes a tasty soup, although the presentation won't be as great.
  10. Keep the heat off, but finish the soup by adding the sesame oil and white pepper. Stir to blend.
  11. Provide sliced green onion for garnish. Serve.

There was a time when I never thought to make it myself and resigned myself to the luck of the draw when it came to ordering it. 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. Hot and sour soup is such a popular dish takeout dish, along with egg drop soup and wonton soup. It's one of those things that we almost always order when eating in a restaurant.

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