Hot and Sour Soup
1 qt plain chicken broth
1 tsp salt (optional- add last after tasting)
1/4 lb pork cut into fine slivers
sliced mushrooms to taste
1 small can bamboo shoots sliced into strips
Bring ingredients to a boil over high heat. Immediately reduce heat and simmer for three minutes.
Add: 1/2 lb tofu cut into strips
1/2 tsp ground white pepper
Bring to a boil again.
Mix: 2 TBSP cornstarch
3 TBSP water
Add to broth while stirring until soup thickens slightly.
Add: 1 egg slightly beaten
Pour slowly into soup while stirring.
Remove from heat and stir in:
2 tsp Sesame oil
wine vinegar to taste
a few drops of hot oil
It helps to cut everything up before hand and have it ready to add.
I salt the soup last as the soy sauce is often very salty.
I must object. I’ve been ‘Tofu-Free’ since ‘73 and I will NEVER go back again, LOL!
Dunkin’ Soup
2 cups baked beans (canned or homemade)
1 8 oz. can stewed tomatoes, or 1 cup frozen & thawed
1 large celery stalk with leaves
1 chopped onion
S & P to taste
Process all in a blender. Heat to boiling in your soup pot and then simmer for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Serve with crusty bread for dunkin’!