Name: Homemade Hot and Sour Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Chicken broth - 4 cups; Mushrooms, diced - ½ cup; Shredded cooked chicken (Optional) - ¼ cup; Soy sauce - 3 tablespoons; Chile-garlic paste (sambal oelek) - 1 tablespoon; Garlic, minced - 2 cloves; Firm tofu, drained, cut into 1/4-inch cubes (Optional) - 3 ounces; Canned bamboo shoots, cut into matchsticks (Optional) - ⅓ cup; White vinegar - ¼ cup; Ground white pepper, or to taste - ¼ teaspoon; Cold water - 2 tablespoons; Cornstarch - 2 tablespoons; Egg - 1; Green onions, diced - 2; Toasted sesame oil - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for - Homemade Hot and Sour Soup

1. Chicken broth 4 cups

2. Mushrooms, diced ½ cup

3. Shredded cooked chicken (Optional) ¼ cup

4. Soy sauce 3 tablespoons

5. Chile-garlic paste (sambal oelek) 1 tablespoon

6. Garlic, minced 2 cloves

7. Firm tofu, drained, cut into 1/4-inch cubes (Optional) 3 ounces

8. Canned bamboo shoots, cut into matchsticks (Optional) ⅓ cup

9. White vinegar ¼ cup

10. Ground white pepper, or to taste ¼ teaspoon

11. Cold water 2 tablespoons

12. Cornstarch 2 tablespoons

13. Egg 1

14. Green onions, diced 2

15. Toasted sesame oil 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Homemade Hot and Sour Soup

1 . Stage

Bring chicken broth to a simmer in a 2-quart saucepan. Add mushrooms, chicken, soy sauce, chile paste, and garlic. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add tofu, bamboo shoots, vinegar, and white pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes more.

2 . Stage

Combine water and cornstarch in a cup; stir until smooth. Add mixture to the soup and stir well. Let simmer until soup thickens, about 5 minutes more.

3 . Stage

Beat egg in a cup and slowly pour, in a fine stream, into the soup. Stir well and heat through for 30 seconds. Mix in green onions and sesame oil. Remove from heat; serve hot.