Hot & Sour Crock Pot Soup

By kathleentirpak

Ingredients

• 2 cans chicken broth
• 1 cup cooked chopped chicken and-or pork
• 4 ounces thinly-sliced shitake mushrooms
• 1/2 cup thinly-sliced bamboo shoots
• 3 Tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• ( or rice vinegar and rice wine )
• 2 Tablespoons soysauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili paste
• ( or Chinese chile sauce )
• 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
• enough water to make a thin paste
• with the cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 4 ounces firm tofu cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• garnish : chopped cilantro
• and thinly sliced green onions

Preparation

Step 1

Place in the crock pot : all ingredients except the sesame oil, tofu, cilantro, and green onions. Cook at high for 2-3 hours or at low for 3-4 hours. Add the sesame oil and tofu and cook about 15 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and sliced green onions.