Name: Hot and sour soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon rice vinegar; 2 tablespoon light soy sauce; 2 tablespoon cornflour; 200 gram pork fillet, finely sliced; 4 cup (1l) chicken stock; 6 shiitake mushrooms, sliced; 125 gram silken firm tofu, cut into thin strips; 1 egg, well beaten; 1 tablespoon sesame oil; chilli oil, sliced green onions (shallots), to serve

Hot and sour soup

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

20M

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Ingredients

2 tablespoon rice vinegar

2 tablespoon light soy sauce

2 tablespoon cornflour

200 gram pork fillet, finely sliced

4 cup (1l) chicken stock

6 shiitake mushrooms, sliced

125 gram silken firm tofu, cut into thin strips

1 egg, well beaten

1 tablespoon sesame oil

chilli oil, sliced green onions (shallots), to serve

Method

1.Combine rice vinegar, soy sauce, half of cornflour and pork in a bowl. In another bowl, combine remaining cornflour with 1/4 cup water.

2.Heat stock in a saucepan with mushrooms on medium. Bring to a gentle boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 minute. Add cornflour mixture, stirring for 1 minute, until thickened slightly.

3.Add pork and tofu. Simmer for 2 minutes, stirring. Season with pepper. Pour in egg in a thin stream. Remove from heat, add sesame oil and a few drops of chilli oil. Serve with green onion and chilli oil.

You can serve this with small bowls of rice vinegar, too, for a little extra seasoning.
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