Chinese Hot and Sour Soup

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Chinese Hot and Sour Soup Ingredients

6 c Chicken stock	1/2 c Water chestnuts; sliced
1/4 lb Lean pork; julienned	1 c Shiitake mushrooms;, sliced,
2 tb Garlic & red chile paste*	1 c Straw mushrooms; whole
2 tb Soy sauce	1 Cake soft tofu; 1/4 inch
3/4 ts Ground white pepper	1/4 c White vinegar
4 Eggs; beaten	1 ts Sesame oil
5 tb Cornstarch	Scallions for garnish;
1/2 c Bamboo shoots; julienned	1/4 c Dried black fungus; soaked

Instructions for Chinese Hot and Sour Soup

1. Bring stock to a simmer, add soy, pork, mushrooms & chile paste, simmer for 10 minutes.
2. add pepper, vinegar, bamboo, water chestnuts, fungus and tofu, simmer 5 min.
3. Mix cornstarch with 5 tbsp water and add. bring back to a simmer and pour the eggs in a very thin stream over the surface. Let stand for 10 seconds before gently stirring in the sesame oil.
4. Serve with a garnish of chopped scallions.
*The pepper, vinegar and chile paste can be varied to taste.
NOTES : This is a recipe for some kickbutt hot and sour soup. Better than any you'll buy in a restaurant. It may look daunting, but all you really need do is chop the stuff up and throw it in a pot
Recipe by: stevensm~~at;doim6.monmouth.army.mil
Posted to recipelu-digest by "Christopher E. Eaves" ~~ltcea260~~at;airmail.net> on Mar 12, 1998

Main Ingredient: ChickenCuisine: Chinese