Hot and Sour Soup Recipe
Ingredients
| Asian sesame oil - 2 tablespoons | ||
| Garlic | 1 Clove (5gm), minced | |
| Ginger - 1 quarter-size slice, fresh (or 1/2 teaspoon ground dried ginger) | ||
| Chicken or vegetable broth - 2 cups | ||
| Water | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Rice vinegar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Soy sauce | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Sugar | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Mushrooms - 10 ounces, wiped clean, trimmed, and thinly sliced | ||
| Chicken breasts - 2 whole skinless, boneless(about 1 1/2 pounds total) | ||
| Bamboo shoots | 1 Can (10oz), sliced | |
| Spinach | 10 Ounce, chopped | |
| Salt | 1 To taste | |
| Hot sauce or Asian chili paste with garlic - as required | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Slice the chicken along the grain into about 2 inches long, 14 inch thick, and 14 inch wide strips.
MAKING
2) In a large saucepan, saute the garlic and ginger in the sesame oil over a medium heat for about 20 seconds.
3) Stir in the broth, water, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and mushrooms.
4) Cover and allow to boil over a high heat, then simmer over a medium heat for about 5 minutes, until the mushrooms are tender.
5) Stir in the bamboo shoots and chicken, allow to simmer and cook over a low heat for about 3 minutes until the chicken thoroughly cooked.
6) Add the spinach, stir once and turn off the heat.
7) Season with salt to taste.
SERVING
8) Laddle into the soup bowls and serve immediately with the hot sauce on the side.
1) Slice the chicken along the grain into about 2 inches long, 14 inch thick, and 14 inch wide strips.
MAKING
2) In a large saucepan, saute the garlic and ginger in the sesame oil over a medium heat for about 20 seconds.
3) Stir in the broth, water, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and mushrooms.
4) Cover and allow to boil over a high heat, then simmer over a medium heat for about 5 minutes, until the mushrooms are tender.
5) Stir in the bamboo shoots and chicken, allow to simmer and cook over a low heat for about 3 minutes until the chicken thoroughly cooked.
6) Add the spinach, stir once and turn off the heat.
7) Season with salt to taste.
SERVING
8) Laddle into the soup bowls and serve immediately with the hot sauce on the side.
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