Marc’S Hot And Sour Soup

• 1 lb.t\tPork cut into julienne strips
• 2-Teaspoontesame oil
• 2-Teaspoontoy sauce
• 2-Teaspoontornstarch
• SomettPeanut oil, to cook with
• 4 or 5ttDried chilies, chopped (the little red Chinese or Tai type)
• 2 Tbs. tinger minced fine
• 2 Tbs.ttGarlic minced fine
• 3 boxes thicken stock (aseptic type 32 oz.)
• 1-Teaspoontugar
• 1 small can Bamboo shoots, soak in water 20 min. to remove taste of tin can, julienne
• 1/2 - 1 cuptried wood ear mushrooms, re-hydrated (add the soaking water to pot) and julienne or fresh Asian mushrooms julienne
• 2tggs lightly beaten
• 1-2 cuptean sprouts
• 1/2 - 1lb.txtra firm Tofu, cut into 1/4 " cubes
• 1-2 Tbs.tornstarch mixed with cold water to form paste (for thickening)
• 1/4 cuptice vinegar
• 2 Tbs.toy sauce
• 2-Teaspoontesame oil
• 1/2 - 3/4 cup thopped scallions (white part in soup, green to sprinkle on top before serving.)
• Somethite pepper to taste

1. Combine; pork, sesame oil, soy, and cornstarch let stand at least 1/2 hour.
2. In large hot stock pot, add oil and sear the pork, the corn starch will stick to the bottom of
3. the pan don't burn it but it can get brown and you're OK. Take out pork and put aside.
4. Add chilies, garlic and ginger and stir, cook garlic lightly.
5. Add stock and stir scraping bottom of pan to dissolve the cooked corn starch.
6. Add sugar, bamboo, mushrooms, and bring to a boil.
7. When boiling drizzle eggs into soup to form ribbons
8. Add cornstarch paste to thicken soup (you can skip this if you like a thinner soup, it keeps
9. in fridge better without it)
10. Add vinegar, soy, sesame oil, scallion bottoms, pork, tofu, and bean sprouts.
11. Add white pepper and check taste, for more tart add more vinegar, for more salt add more
12. Soy sauce. Sprinkle green scallions over soup when served. You can add just about any
13. Asian vegetable to this like Bok Choy or a few cut up snow peas.
14. This makes enough for an army and is best eaten right away.

sesame oil, soy sauce, cornstarch, peanut oil, chilies, ginger, garlic, chicken, sugar, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, eggs, sprouts, cubes, water, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, scallions, white pepper

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/marc-s-hot-and-sour-soup-1204449 (may not work)