Chinese Hot and Sour Soup

Name: Chinese Hot and Sour Soup
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: dried black mushrooms; dried cloud ear (tree ear) mushrooms; boiling water; chicken stock; lean pork; bamboo shoots; soy sauce; white pepper; cornstarch; cold water; rice vinegar; wine vinegar; oriental sesame oil; eggs; scallion; cilantro

Preparation info

3 qt 2.9 l ) portions:
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Professional Cooking

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2025

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Ingredients

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Asia
China
Soup

Method

Place the two types of dried mushroom in separate bowls. Add enough boiling water to each to cover mushrooms. Let stand until soft.
Drain the mushrooms, squeezing them lightly. Reserve the soaking liquid.
Cut off and discard the stems from the black mushrooms. Cut the caps into thin strips.
Cut off any coarse, woody stems from the cloud ear

Per serving: Calories, 170; Protein, 11 g; Fat, 5 g (27% cal.); Carbohydrates, 20 g; Cholesterol, 50 mg; Fiber, 5 g; Sodium, 710 mg.