Hot and Sour Soup

• 6 cups chicken broth
• 12 inch piece ginger, minced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 6 -8 shiitake mushrooms, sliced thin
• 1 cup tofu, cubed
• 1 cup cooked chicken, shredded
• 1 (8 ounce) can bamboo shoots, julienned
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 -2 tablespoon chili paste
• 14 teaspoon white pepper
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 eggs, beaten
• green onion, chopped, for garnish

1. Bring broth, ginger, and garlic to a simmer.
2. Add mushrooms, tofu, chicken, and bamboo shoots and simmer 5-10 minutes.
3. Add soy sauce, vinegar, chili paste, and pepper.
4. Mix cornstarch with a few tablespoons water to make a slurry.
5. Stir into simmering soup.
6. Beat eggs with 2 tablespoons water.
7. Stir gently into simmering soup.
8. When serving, garnish with chopped green onion.

chicken broth, ginger, garlic, shiitake mushrooms, chicken, bamboo shoots, soy sauce, red wine vinegar, chili paste, white pepper, cornstarch, eggs, green onion

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hot-and-sour-soup-524797 (may not work)