Hot And Sour Soup
- 6 c broth
- 1-2 ounces dried shitakes and wood ears combined
- 7 1/2 T rice vinegar
- 2 T cornstarch
- 2 1/3 t sesame oil
- 4 1/2 T minced ginger
- 1 pkg extra firm tofu
- 1/2-3/4 # pork in thin strips
- 1 1/2 T soy sauce
- 1 t hot chili oil
- 3 ounces udon or other chines noodles
- chopped scallions for garnish
- a few pinches of sugar
- Soak mushrooms in some warmed broth for at least 30 min, then remove from broth, saving broth for later. Trim stems and cut in thin strips. Saute pork and add ginger and mushrooms. Add all of the broth, sesame oil, soy sauce, tofu,and chili oil and bring to boil. Add noddles and boil for 5 minutes. In meantime, dissolve cornstarch in vinegar in small bowl. After noodles cooked, add dissolved cornstarch to the soup and heat briefly until thickened. Adjust taste with vinegar, soy sauce and an little bit of sugar. Garnish with the scallions.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/hot-and-sour-soup-50130454 (may not work)