Hot and Sour Soup

Name: Hot and Sour Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 firm tofu (cut into thin strips); 1/2 bamboo shoots (shredded); 1/4 carrot (shredded); 1 handful enoki mushrooms (washed, trimmed at the base and separated); 2 slices wood ear mushrooms (shredded); 50 g vegetarian ham (shredded); 4 cup water; 1 tsp salt (seasoning A); 2 tsp cornstarch (seasoning B, mixed with water to make a slurry); 2 tsp water (seasoning B, mixed with cornstarch to make a slurry); 1/2 tsp white pepper (seasoning C); 1/2 tsp sesame oil (seasoning C); 1 tsp vinegar (seasoning C)

A savory soup made by simmering tofu, bamboo shoots, carrots, and other ingredients, then thickened and finished with white pepper, vinegar, and sesame oil.

25 min

Easy

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Ingredients

firm tofu (cut into thin strips) 1

bamboo shoots (shredded) 1/2

carrot (shredded) 1/4

enoki mushrooms (washed, trimmed at the base and separated) 1 handful

wood ear mushrooms (shredded) 2 slices

vegetarian ham (shredded) 50 g

water 4 cup

salt (seasoning A) 1 tsp

cornstarch (seasoning B, mixed with water to make a slurry) 2 tsp

water (seasoning B, mixed with cornstarch to make a slurry) 2 tsp

white pepper (seasoning C) 1/2 tsp

sesame oil (seasoning C) 1/2 tsp

vinegar (seasoning C) 1 tsp

Instructions

Step 1

Cut tofu into thin strips; shred bamboo shoots, carrot, wood ear mushrooms, and vegetarian ham separately. Wash enoki mushrooms, trim the root ends, and set aside.

Step 2

Bring a deep pot of 4 cups of water to a rolling boil. Add all ingredients from step 1 except tofu, along with salt, and cook until it returns to a boil. Stir in seasoning B (slurry) to thicken, then turn off the heat. Add tofu strips and stir to combine. Add seasoning C just before serving.