HOT AND SOUR SOUP

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 3 (10-1/2 oz.) cans chicken broth
• 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh gingeroot
• 1 (4 oz.) skinned boned chicken breast half, cut into strips
• 1/3 cup canned bamboo shoots cut into thin strips
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 egg white, slightly beaten
• 1/4 cup sliced green onions
• 1/4 cup fresh snow pea pods
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 cup water

Preparation

Step 1

Combine first 3 ingredients in a 2 quart saucepan, bring to a boil. Add chicken and simmer 10 minutes. Add bamboo shoots, simmer 5 minutes. Add next 4 ingredients, return to a boil. Slowly pour egg white into soup, stirring constantly. Stir in green onions and snow peas. Combine cornstarch and water. Add to soup, and return to boil. Boil 1 minute, stirring gently.