ASIAN-Chinese Hot & Sour Soup

By Unblond1

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, smashed and minced
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 4 scallions, white and green parts, minced, plus more for garnish
• 7 - 8 ounces ground pork or thinly shredded pork tenderloin, optional
• 4 cups store-bought or homemade chicken stock
• 1 package firm or extra-firm tofu, cut into 1/2" x 1/8" strips
• 3 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in 1 cup of water and thinly sliced
• 1 cup mushroom soaking water
• 4 or 5 fresh mushrooms, shiitake or cremini or combination, wiped clean and thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon dried, rehydrated minced wood ear mushroom
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup rice vinegar, or to taste
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil, plus more for garnish
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce, or to taste
• 2 large eggs
• White or black pepper for garnish
• chopped fresh coriander for garnish
• hot chili oil for garnish

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a saucepan, heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat until hot. Add the garlic, ginger, scallions, and pork and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 1 minute. You want to break up the pork into smaller pieces with a spoon, but don’t worry about breaking it down completely or cooking it through.
2. Add the stock and mushroom soaking liquid and bring to a simmer. Add the tofu, mushrooms, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, black pepper, sesame oil, and Sriracha sauce and bring the soup back to a simmer over medium-high heat. Taste the soup. If you want it hotter, add more Sriracha sauce; if you want it more sour, add more vinegar.
3. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs with a couple of drops of water until blended. With the soup at a steady simmer, slowly whisk in the eggs, in 1 direction, so they form strands. Bring the soup back to a simmer. Divide the soup among 4 bowls and garnish each with a little sesame oil, scallion, coriander and white or black pepper. Serve immediately.

NUTRITION (With ground pork):

Calories 419.8
Total Fat 24.2 g
Saturated Fat 6.6 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.8 g
Monounsaturated Fat 10.7 g
Cholesterol 170.7 mg
Sodium 1,821.7 mg
Potassium 735.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate 27.6 g
Dietary Fiber 2.0 g
Sugars 16.2 g
Protein 24.6 g

NUTRITION (Without meat):

Calories 289.3
Total Fat 13.6 g
Saturated Fat 2.7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.9 g
Monounsaturated Fat 6.0 g
Cholesterol 135.0 mg
Sodium 1,793.9 mg
Potassium 593.2 mg
Total Carbohydrate 27.6 g
Dietary Fiber 2.0 g
Sugars 16.2 g
Protein 16.3 g