Hot And Sour Soup

Ingredients

5 c vegetable stock
3 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp black pepper
1 clove small garlic clove, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
5 dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked in hot water 20 minutes
1 carrot, cut in thin strips
1 can (3 oz) bamboo shoots, rinsed, cut in thin strips
6-8 baby corns, cut into half
10 spinach leaves, washed and torn into two
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce or chili sauce
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons water
4 oz tofu, cut in strips
2 scallions, shredded

Method

Bring stock to a boil in a large saucepan. Stir vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and ginger into stock.

Remove stems from mushrooms and slice mushrooms. Add mushrooms, carrot, bamboo shoots, baby corn, pepper powder and tabasco sauce to soup mixture. Bring to a boil, then simmer 10 minutes.

In a small bowl, blend cornstarch and water. Stir cornstarch and water, tofu and spinach into soup. Simmer 2 minutes or until thickened.

Sprinkle with scallions.

[Home] [Party Food Themes] [Party Ideas] [Glossary] [Write to Iena] [Sign GuestBook] [View GuestBook]