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- From: dbb@fluke (Dave Bartley)
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- Subject: RECIPE: hot and sour soup
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- Date: 8 Aug 86 05:11:06 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE HOTSOUR-SOUP-1 SP "4 Mar 86" 1986
- .RZ "HOT AND SOUR SOUP" "Szechuan hot and sour soup"
- I have seldom been to a Chinese restaurant without having hot and sour soup,
- and it was pleasant to discover how easy it is to make it at home. We have
- fixed this by itself as a dinner for two with enough left over for lunch.
- Particularly when we add extra meat and vegetables, we find it a very hearty
- soup which is surprisingly easy to make.
- .IH "Serves 4\-6"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "peanut oil" "15 ml"
- (or other vegetable oil)
- .IG "1" "garlic clove"
- .IG "1 tsp" "ginger root" "5 ml"
- (aboutr 2 slices)
- .IG "\(12 cup" "boneless pork loin," "125 g"
- shredded
- .IG "1\(12 Tbsp" "soy sauce or tamari" "25 ml"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "bamboo shoots," "140 g"
- shredded
- .IG "6" "dried shiitake mushrooms"
- .IG "10" "dried lily buds"
- (also called golden needles)
- .IG "12" "dried tree ear fungus"
- (also called cloud ears)
- .IG "4 cups" "chicken broth" "1 liter"
- (canned or homemade; I usually use canned)
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "dry sherry" "15 ml"
- .IG "3 Tbsp" "red wine vinegar" "50 ml"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "cornstarch" "15 ml"
- .IG "\(14 cup" "water" "60 ml"
- .IG "1" "tofu pad"
- (a package generally contains 2 pads)
- .IG "\(14 cup" "green onions" "50 g"
- .IG "2" "eggs"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "toasted sesame oil" "15 ml"
- .IG "\(14\-1 tsp" "chili oil" "1\-5 ml"
- .IG "\(14 tsp" "white pepper" "1 ml"
- .IG "" "salt and more pepper"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Rehydrate the dried ingredients (15 minutes: in lukewarm water for the
- shiitakes, and in boiling water for the lily buds and tree ears).
- Heat the chicken broth (if it's canned, prepare it).
- .SK 2
- Mince the garlic and ginger root and combine them.
- Shred the pork loin.
- Shred the bamboo shoots.
- Combine the cornstarch and the water.
- Chop the green onions.
- Lightly beat the eggs.
- .SK 3
- Heat oil in wok (medium), add the garlic and ginger, stirring 30 seconds.
- .SK 4
- Add the pork, cooking until it loses its pink color.
- .SK 5
- Add the soy sauce, cook for 1 minute more.
- .SK 6
- Add bamboo shoots, shiitakes, lily buds, tree ear fungi, stir quickly for 1
- minute.
- .SK 7
- Stir in chicken broth, sherry, and vinegar.
- .SK 8
- Stir cornstarch/water mix one last time and add it to the soup.
- .SK 9
- Add the tofu and bring the soup to a boil.
- .SK 10
- Turn the heat to low, add the green onions.
- .SK 11
- Add the beaten eggs in a slow stream, stirring several times.
- .SK 12
- Turn off the heat and add the sesame oil, chili oil, white pepper. Season to
- taste and serve immediately.
- .NX
- Like many Chinese recipes, it takes longer to prepare the ingredients than it
- does to cook the soup. As I understand it, hot and sour soup, traditionally,
- is a Northern Chinese way of using leftovers. Therefore, there are many, many
- variations possible, particularly in the dried ingredients. We never make it
- exactly the same way twice.
- I recommend using
- the shiitakes at least; most any grocery store has them. You may find tree
- ears and lily buds in an oriental food store.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy to moderate
- .I Time:
- about an hour
- .I Precision:
- no need to measure.
- .WR
- Dave Bartley
- John Fluke Mfg Co., Everett, Washington USA
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