Hot and sour soup

dinner chinese lunch soups
⏱ 15 min ⭐ Difficulty: 0
Hot and sour soup

Ingredients

  • Pork or chicken 150g
  • Eggs 2
  • Dried wood ear mushrooms 20g
  • Tofu 150g
  • Carrot 1
  • Cilantro as needed
  • Scallions as needed
  • Ginger slices as needed
  • Garlic cloves as needed
  • White pepper powder as needed
  • Salt as needed
  • Vinegar as needed
  • Light soy sauce as needed
  • Cooking wine as needed
  • Cornstarch as needed
  • Water as needed

Steps

  1. Slice the pork or chicken into strips and marinate with cooking wine and cornstarch for a while.
  2. Soak the dried wood ear mushrooms until soft, then slice them. Cut the tofu into cubes and slice the carrot. Finely chop the cilantro and set aside.
  3. Beat the eggs and add salt and a little cornstarch. Mix well.
  4. Heat a pan with some oil and stir-fry the ginger slices and garlic cloves until fragrant.
  5. Add the marinated meat and stir-fry until it changes color.
  6. Add the wood ear mushrooms, carrot, and tofu. Stir-fry evenly.
  7. Add enough water and bring it to a boil, then simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
  8. Slowly pour the beaten eggs into the pan and stir well to let the eggs solidify into strands.
  9. Season with salt, white pepper powder, vinegar, and light soy sauce. Adjust the seasoning according to personal taste.
  10. Thicken the soup with cornstarch, stirring until it slightly thickens.
  11. Turn off the heat and sprinkle chopped cilantro and scallions on top. The hot and sour soup is ready to serve.