Hot And Sour Mushroom Soup

• 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• ginger, 6 thin slices
• 3 1/2 ounces enoki mushrooms
• 6 button mushrooms
• 5 ounces bamboo shoots, drained from a can
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 3 tablespoons black vinegar
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar

1. Cover the shitake mushrooms with boiling water and soak for 20-30 minutes. Squeeze out the excess liquid from the mushrooms. Remove and discard the stems. Cut caps into thin slices. Reserve 1/4 cup of the soaking liquid.
2. Heat the vegetable and sesame oil in a saucepan over medium heat and add the ginger, shitake , enoki and button mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes while stirring. Add the bamboo shoots , stock , soy sauce , and reserved mushroom soaking liquid. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Combine cornflour with 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl. Add the black and white peppers, and black and white vinegars to the soup and cook till it simmers. Stir in the cornflour mixture and boil until mixture thickens slightly. Serve.

shiitake mushrooms, vegetable oil, sesame oil, ginger, enoki mushrooms, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, chicken stock, soy sauce, cornstarch, ground black pepper, white pepper, black vinegar, rice vinegar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hot-and-sour-mushroom-soup-460297 (may not work)