Hot and Sour Soup

Hot and Sour Soup

Hot and Sour Soup

20 mins Serves 6

A classic Chinese soup with the perfect balance of spicy and tangy flavors

Ingredients

Scale: 1x
  • 5 cups Beef stock
  • 1 cup Fresh mushrooms , sliced
  • 1 can Bamboo shoots
  • 2 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 Egg , beaten
  • 3 tablespoons Rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons Dark soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons Hot chili oil
  • 1 teaspoon White pepper
  • 2 tablespoons Cornstarch
  • 0.25 cup Cold water

Instructions

  1. Combine rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili oil, and white pepper in a small bowl. Set aside
  2. In a large stock pot, heat beef stock to a simmer
  3. Add mushrooms and bamboo shoots and cook for 3 minutes
  4. Slice chicken into thin strips
  5. Add chicken strips to the stock pot and cook for 5 more minutes, until chicken is cooked through
  6. Add the vinegar-soy sauce mixture to the pot and bring to a boil
  7. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and cold water to create a slurry
  8. While stirring constantly, add the cornstarch slurry to the soup
  9. Continue cooking until soup thickens, about 1-2 minutes
  10. Remove from heat
  11. While stirring the soup in a circular motion, slowly pour in the beaten egg to create egg ribbons
  12. Serve hot

Tips

For an authentic version, you can use sliced tofu and wood ear mushrooms. The soup gets spicier as it sits, so adjust the chili oil accordingly. White pepper is essential for the authentic hot and sour flavor.

Soups Asian Cuisine Chinese