Hot and Sour Tofu Soup
Korean-style hot and sour tofu soup—bold, appetizing, and balanced, with silky, tender tofu.
Ingredients
Instructions
Ingredient Preparation
Wash the tofu and cut into strips 3 cm long, 2 cm wide, and 1 cm thick; place in a bowl of water to separate. Cut beef into 2 cm long thin strips. After soaking mushrooms and black fungus, remove stems, wash, and cut into thin strips. Wash cilantro and chop finely. Peel and mince green onion and ginger.
Cook and Season
Pour the chicken broth into a pot and bring to a boil. Add minced ginger, minced green onion, beef strips, black fungus strips, and mushroom strips, then add soy sauce, salt, vinegar, and tofu strips. Bring to a boil, thicken with starch, then add MSG, chili oil, and sesame oil; stir gently. Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with cilantro and ground pepper, and serve.