Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Award-winning Chinese Hot & Sour Soup

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, chinese hot & sour soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chinese Hot & Sour Soup is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Chinese Hot & Sour Soup is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chinese hot & sour soup using 31 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chinese Hot & Sour Soup:

1. Make ready Mushrooms:
2. Make ready Shiitake Mushrooms Finely Diced,
3. Make ready ShaoWing / Hua Tiao / Sherry Wine,
4. Prepare Soy Sauce Preferably Kikkoman,
5. Take Granulated Sugar,
6. Get Water,
7. Prepare Cornstarch,
8. Take Sesame Oil,
9. Get Base:
10. Make ready Fresh Coriander Finely Chopped,
11. Get Lao Gan Ma Spicy Chili Crisp,
12. Get Black Vinegar,
13. Get Sesame Oil,
14. Make ready Apple Cider Vinegar,
15. Prepare Soup:
16. Get White Pepper,
17. Get Canola / Peanut / Vegetable Oil,
18. Make ready Chinese Dried Mushrooms Soaked Finely Sliced,
19. Take Bamboo Shoots Fresh / Pickled,
20. Take Chinese Black Fungus Soaked Finely Sliced,
21. Make ready Boiling Water,
22. Get Ginger Finely Diced,
23. Get Sea Salt,
24. Take Slurry, 7 TSP Cornstarch + 25ml Water
25. Make ready Egg Lightly Beaten,
26. Make ready Pressed Tofu Sliced Into Strips,
27. Prepare Dark Soy Sauce,
28. Get Light Soy Sauce,
29. Take Chili Bean Sauce Preferably Lee Kum Kee,
30. Get Granulated Sugar,
31. Take Fresh Coriander, For Garnishing

Steps to make Chinese Hot & Sour Soup:

1. Prepare the mushrooms. - - In a bowl, add in mushrooms, shaoxing, soy, sugar, water, cornstarch and sesame oil. - - Mix until well combined. - - Cover with cling film and set aside in the fridge for at least 30 mins.
2. Prepare the base. - - In a large serving bowl, add coriander, black vinegar, apple cider vinegar, pepper, chili crisp and sesame oil. - - Mix until combine well. - - Set aside.
3. Prepare the soup. - - In a sauce pot over medium heat, add oil. - - Once oil is heated up, add in ginger and the mushrooms mixture.
4. Saute until aromatic and until the mushrooms are slightly caramelized. - - Add in Chinese mushrooms, bamboo and fungus. - - Saute until well combine and aromatic.
5. Add in the boiling water. - - Adding boiling water will shorten the cooking time, hence containing the fragrance and flavors even more. - - Stir to combine well. - - Add in dark, light soy, chili bean sauce, sugar and salt.
6. Stir to combine well. - - Bring it up to a simmer. - - Turn the heat down to low. - - Add in slurry and stir to combine well.
7. Continue simmer for about 2 to 3 mins. - - Add in beaten egg. - - Stir for 20 secs. - - Turn the heat up to medium.
8. Add in tofu. - - Stir to combine well and simmer for another 1 to 2 mins. - - The soup should thicken. - - Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt.
9. Give it a final stir. - - Remove from heat and transfer into the serving bowl with the coriander mixture. - - Stir to combine well. - - Taste and adjust for seasonings with vinegar or pepper. - - Serve immediately with a garnish of coriander.

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