Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup

Name: Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 4 Chinese dried black mushrooms; 1/4 cup dried Chinese lily buds; 8 dried Chinese tree ears; 1 cup hot water; 4 cups chicken stock; 4 tablespoons rice vinegar; 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 2 tablespoons cold water; 1 cake Chinese tofu; 6 ounces small shrimp, shelled, deveined and sliced in half lengthwise; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon hot chili oil; 2 scallions, chopped

By Florence Fabricant

Total Time: 45 minutes
Rating: 4(17)
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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings

4Chinese dried black mushrooms
¼cup dried Chinese lily buds
8dried Chinese tree ears
1cup hot water
4cups chicken stock
4tablespoons rice vinegar
1½tablespoons soy sauce
1tablespoon cornstarch
2tablespoons cold water
1cake Chinese tofu
6ounces small shrimp, shelled, deveined and sliced in half lengthwise
1egg, lightly beaten
¼ to ½teaspoon hot chili oil
2scallions, chopped

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Preparation

Step 1
Place mushrooms, lily buds and tree ears in hot water and allow to soak for 30 minutes. Drain, reserving the water.
Step 2
Discard the stems from the mushrooms and slice the caps. Cut away the hard ends of the lily buds and cut the tree ears in half.
Step 3
Bring stock to a simmer in a saucepan, add the soaking liquid, vinegar, soy sauce, mushrooms, lily buds and tree ears. Simmer for five minutes.
Step 4
Dissolve cornstarch in cold water and stir into the soup. Slice the tofu and add, along with the shrimp. When the soup returns to a simmer dribble in the egg slowly, stirring constantly. Season soup with hot chili oil to taste, dust with scallions and serve.

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Martha7 years ago

I added some minced garlic, chopped scallions and minced ginger to start. As well, I included 1 tsp of Thai fish sauce. Delicious soup! Will make this again.

Martha7 years ago

I added some minced garlic, chopped scallions and minced ginger to start. As well, I included 1 tsp of Thai fish sauce. Delicious soup! Will make this again.

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