Hot & Sour Soup - South Beach Diet Recipe (Phase 1)

By TheresaJ

Ingredients

• 5 cups canned no-salt added chicken broth, undiluted
• 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 tsp minced fresh ginger
• 1 (4 oz) skinned and boned chicken breast half, cut into thin strips (may substitute with pork tenderloin)
• 1/3 cup canned bamboo shoots, cut into thin strips
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 c low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 tsp hot sauce
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1 egg white, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup sliced green onions
• 1/4 cup fresh snow pea pods
• 1 tbsp cornstarch (I don't use this much, but it is what the recipe calls for)
• 1/4 cup water

Preparation

Step 1

Combine first 3 ingredients in a 2 quart saucepan; bring to a boil.
Add chicken; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
Add bamboo shoots; simmer 5 minutes.
Add vinegar and next 3 ingredients; bring to a boil.
Drizzle egg white into soup, stirring constantly. (Lacy strands will form.)
Stir in green onions and snow peas.
Combine cornstarch and water; stir into soup mixture.
Bring to a boil; boil 1 minute, stirring gently.
Serve immediately.