Chinese Hot Sour Soup
- 4 oz. lean boneless pork
- 1 Tbsp. cooking ol
- 4 c. chicken broth
- 1 (8 oz.) can bamboo shoots, drained
- 1 (3 oz.) can sliced mushrooms, drained
- 2 Tbsp. vinegar
- 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. white pepper (or more to taste)
- 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 2 Tbsp. cold water
- 1 egg, well beaten
- Slice pork thinly into bite-size pieces.
- In 2-quart saucepan cook pork pieces in hot oil until lightly browned.
- Drain and set aside.
- In same saucepan bring chicken broth to boiling.
- Add pork, bamboo shoots and mushrooms.
- Simmer 5 minutes.
- Add vinegar, soy sauce, salt and pepper.
- Blend together cornstarch and water; stir into soup.
- Cook and stir until slightly thick and bubbly.
- Stir broth to swirl; pour the egg into center of swirl. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes more.
- Garnish with chopped green onions.
- Makes 5 servings.
pork, cooking ol, chicken broth, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, vinegar, soy sauce, salt, white pepper, cornstarch, cold water, egg
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=697598 (may not work)