ASIAN****Quick and Easy Chinese Hot and Sour Soup

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VG and quite easy too

  • 4

Ingredients

  • 4 cups chicken broth or chicken stock or vegetable broth
  • 6 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked and drained then thinly sliced
  • 1 medium carrot, very thinly sliced on the diagonal (or shredded)
  • 1 - 2 thai chillis, thinly sliced
  • 100 grams shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 1 package smoked tofu, sliced in 1/4-inch strips
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
  • 2 teaspoons ginger, minced or grated
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar or red wine vinegar
  • up to 1 tablespoon chili sauce, such as sambal oelek or sriracha - taste as you go
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari
  • 2 teaspoons date or brown sugar
  • 2 cups shredded baby bok choy or napa cabbage
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch mixed into 2 tablespoons cold water
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seed oil
  • freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 2 - 4 green onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
  • handful of fresh cilantro, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Bring the broth, mushrooms, carrots, garlic, ginger, vinegars, chili sauce, soy sauce and sugar to a boil over medium-high heat, reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Add the greens and cook a minute or two longer.

Mix in the cornstarch and water mixture and simmer until the soup thickens a bit, about 2 minutes.

Beat the eggs and slowly pour into the soup in a thin stream through the tines of a fork while stirring the soup.

Mix in the sesame oil, pepper, cilantro and green onions, taste and adjust seasoning and serve.

4 Servings

Calories 222.3
Total Fat 10.6 g
Saturated Fat 3.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.1 g
Cholesterol 117.5 mg
Sodium 1,925.0 mg
Potassium 689.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate 17.9 g
Dietary Fiber 2.1 g
Sugars 5.6 g
Protein 15.3 g