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Mandarin hot & sour soup

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Categories: Asian, Chinese, Ethnic, Soups & Stews
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Ingredients:
8 cupSoup stock, 6-8 cups
1/2 Square bean curd (optional)
3 Dried black mushrooms 2-3*
4 Dried wood ears (optional)*
1 Slice cooked ham, shredded**
1 tspChili Oil (optional)
1/4 tspWhite pepper
3/4 tspSalt
1/2 tspSugar
2 Eggs lightly beaten
1/4 lbsPork, lean
1/4 cupShredded bamboo shoot
2 tbspSliced can button mushrooms
2 Stalks green onion, chopped
4 tbspVinegar
1/2 tspSesame oil
1 tbspSoy sauce
3 tbspCornstarch in 3 T water
Procedures:
1* soaked and shredded.?** optional?bring soup stock to a boil, add shredded pork, black mushrooms and wood ears.
2Cook 2-3 minutes.
3Add remainder of ingredients and seasonings (except cornstarch, eggs, and green onion) reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes.
4Thicken with cornstarch and turn off heat.
5Slowly pour in beaten eggs in a thin stream while stirring.
6Serve immediately.
7Garnish with green onion.?if soup is to be prepared ahead of time, do not add cornstarch and eggs until serving time.
8Otherwise the egg will be overcooked and spoil the appearance.
9Soup should be quite hot and sour.
10Adjust the hotness with varying amount of white pepper and the sourness with different amounts of vinegar.
 
 
 
 

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