Name: Szechuan soup
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 185 gram lean pork; 125 gram ham; 8 dried mushrooms; 1/2 red pepper; 30 gram chinese pickles; 1/2 x 225g can water chestnuts; 8 shallots; 250 gram prawns; 1.75 litre chicken stock; 1/2 cup dry white wine; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1/2 teaspoon chilli sauce; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoon cornflour; 1/4 cup water; 2 teaspoon vinegar; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 egg; 1 tablespoon water, extra; 250 gram bean curd

Ingredients

185 gram lean pork

125 gram ham

8 dried mushrooms

1/2 red pepper

30 gram chinese pickles

1/2 x 225g can water chestnuts

8 shallots

250 gram prawns

1.75 litre chicken stock

1/2 cup dry white wine

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon chilli sauce

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoon cornflour

1/4 cup water

2 teaspoon vinegar

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1 egg

1 tablespoon water, extra

250 gram bean curd

Method

1.Soak mushrooms in hot water for 30 minutes; drain, squeeze dry, remove stems, slice mushrooms thinly. Cut pork, ham and pickles into fine shreds. Remove seeds from pepper, slice into thin strips. Chop shallots, slice water chestnuts. Shell prawns, remove dark vein.

2.Put chicken stock, wine, soy sauce, chilli sauce, and salt into large saucepan, bring to boil, boil uncovered for five minutes. Remove pan from heat. Put water and cornflour into bowl, stir until combined. Gradually add cornflour mixture to chicken stock. Stir until combined.

3.Return pan to heat, stir until soup comes to boil, reduce heat, add ham, mushrooms, pork, pickles, water chestnuts and red pepper, stir until combined. Simmer uncovered for five minutes.

4.Stir in vinegar and sesame oil. Beat egg and extra water lightly with a fork. Gradually add to chicken stock. Stir constantly. Add shallots, bean curd cut into 1cm cubes and prawns. Simmer one minute.

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