Hot and Sour Dumpling Soup
Published Jan. 29, 2023

- Total Time
- 15 minutes
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Ingredients
- 3tablespoons safflower or canola oil
- 8ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and thinly sliced (about 3 cups)
- 2tablespoons minced fresh ginger
- Salt and pepper
- 8cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 6ounces firm tofu, cut into matchsticks (1 cup)
- ⅓cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 2ounces drained canned, sliced bamboo shoots, cut into matchsticks (⅓ cup)
- ¼teaspoon ground white pepper, plus more to taste (optional)
- 12frozen pork gyoza or potsticker dumplings (about 8 ounces)
- ¼cup cornstarch
- 3tablespoons distilled white vinegar
- Thinly sliced scallions and fresh chiles (such as red Fresno or jalapeño), for garnish
Preparation
- Step 1
In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add mushrooms and ginger, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until softened, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Stir in broth, tofu, soy sauce, bamboo shoots and white pepper, if using, and bring to a boil over high. Add dumplings and simmer over medium heat until cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- Step 2
In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch with ¼ cup water to form a slurry. Add slurry and vinegar to saucepan and simmer until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and more white pepper, if desired.
- Step 3
Divide soup among bowls and garnish with scallions and chiles. Serve hot.
Private Notes
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For all the commenters loftily informing us this recipe isn’t authentic, thanks for the help, but the frozen dumplings were a giveaway even for us peasants.
Used rice vinegar instead of distilled and a little sesame oil. Chili oil to finish.
Top with a beaten egg … add in a circular motion stirring as you add. It gives the broth a nice finish. I also cut the tofu larger than matchsticks, and added several drops of sesame oil (add sparingly).
Addendum: if you want something lighter, add shrimp and rice noodles instead of dumplings. So good!
Delicious and adaptable. Didn’t have bamboo shots - no problem. Don’t forget the vinegar! My go to soup for when I have a cold. Why send out?
This is in regular rotation in our household. We usually do a crispy roast a pork belly and cut it in thirds for three batches of soup. Freezes well. Trim off the fat cap and cut in squares to toast up for crunchy bits to sprinkle over the soup, the meat cut in cubes to cook with it.
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