Easy Hot And Sour Soup

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 -6 dried chinese mushrooms, soaked
• 4 ounces chicken
• 1 package firm tofu
• 2 ounces sliced bamboo shoots, drained
• 2 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon rice wine or 1 tablespoon sherry wine
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with water
• salt (to taste)
• hot pepper sauce (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 squeeze all excess water from mushrooms and discard hard stalks.
• 2 thinly shred the mushrooms, chicken, tofu and bamboo.
• 3 bring the stock to a boil in a wok and add the shredded ingredients.
• 4 bring back to a boil and simmer for about 1 minute.
• 5 add seasonings to taste and bring back to the boil once more.
• 6 thicken with cornstarch paste.