Spicy Hot And Sour Soup

• 4 to 5 mushrooms
• 4 to 5 oz. cooked beef, pork or chicken
• 1 cake tofu (bean curd)
• 4 to 5 c. soup broth
• 1 Tbsp. sherry
• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp. vinegar
• salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 2 green onions
• 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper (optional)
• 1 Tbsp. cornstarch paste (1 part cornstarch, 1 1/2 parts cold water)

1. Thinly slice mushrooms. Slice meat and tofu into 1 1/2-inch strips about the thickness of a pencil. Chop green onions into small pieces. Bring soup stock to a boil. Add all ingredients (save aside the onions); simmer about 1 minute. Add wine, soy sauce and vinegar. Bring back to a boil. Add cornstarch paste to thicken soup. Remove from heat; add chopped pieces of onion.

mushrooms, pork, cake, soup broth, sherry, soy sauce, vinegar, salt, pepper, green onions, red pepper, cornstarch

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=20424 (may not work)