Chinese Hot and Sour Soup
This restaurant-style Hot and Sour Soup recipe is quick and simple to make, easy to adapt to your personal taste preferences, and so delicious.
Ingredients
- 8 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms (or baby bella mushrooms), thinly-sliced with stems discarded
- 1 (8oz) can bamboo shoots, drained (optional)
- ¼ cup rice vinegar or more to taste
- ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 2 large eggs whisked
- 8 ounces firm tofu cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 4 green onions thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- Kosher salt and white pepper or black pepper
Instructions
- Set aside ¼ cup of the chicken or vegetable broth for later use.
- Add the remaining 7¾ cups chicken or vegetable broth, mushrooms, bamboo shoots (if using), rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, ginger and chili garlic sauce to a large stock pot, and stir to combine. Heat over medium-high heat until the soup reaches a simmer.
- While the soup is heating, whisk together the ¼ cup of broth (that you had set aside) and cornstarch in a small bowl until completely smooth. Once the soup has reached a simmer, stir in the cornstarch mixture and stir for 1 minute or so until the soup has thickened.
- Continue stirring the soup in a circular motion, then drizzle in the eggs in a thin stream (while still stirring the soup) to create egg ribbons. Stir in the tofu, half of the green onions, and sesame oil. Then season the soup with salt and a pinch of white pepper (or black pepper) to taste. If you’d like a more “sour” soup, feel free to add in another tablespoon or two of rice wine vinegar as well. Or if you’d like a spicier soup, add in more chili garlic sauce.
- Serve immediately, garnished with the extra green onions.
