Hot and Sour Soup/kim Malo 2

Title:
Hot and Sour Soup/kim Malo 2

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Chinese,
Soups,
Mushrooms




Ingredients:





     8 c  Chicken stock


   1/4 lb Shredded lean pork


     2 lg Dried black Chinese


          -mushrooms; soaked and


          -shredded


     2 sl Fresh ginger; (2 to 3)


     2    Dried wood ears; soaked and


          -shredded (optional) (2 to


          -3)


   1/2 pk Firm tofu; drained and cut


          -into 2"x1/4" strips


   1/4 c  Shredded bamboo shoots


   1/4 c  Sliced button mushrooms


   1/4 c  Shredded cooked ham;


          -(optional)


   1/2 c  Vinegar


     1 ts White pepper


   3/4 ts Salt


     1 ts Toasted sesame oil


   3/4 ts Sugar


     1 tb Dark soy sauce


     1 ts Chili oil


     2    Eggs; lightly beaten


     1    Scallion; shredded


     4 tb Cornstarch






 Bring the stock to a boil. Add pork, ginger, black mushrooms, and wood ear.


 Cook 2-3 minutes. Discard the ginger. Add remaining ingredients, except the


 scallion, eggs, and cornstarch paste. Reduce heat and simmer a couple


 minutes. Add cornstarch paste (mix the 4 TB cornstarch with 3 TB water) and


 cook until thick but clear. Remove from heat and drizzle in eggs, stirring


 to make threads. Garnish with scallions before serving.


 


 Notes -I tend to mix and match among the best ideas from various recipes,


 including these, when I make it. For example, the first recipe is the


 better one, I think, but I like the extra vinegar, dark soy and white (vs


 black) pepper from the second. Some recipes use red pepper flakes or


 chopped red peppers. I don't like the taste in this soup -it's hot, but the


 wrong sort of hot to my mind. However, you can add a tsp or so, if desired.


 I do usually add more white or black pepper than is given, though. One


 hint, even in using others' recipes. I've found that the small amount of


 sugar suggested in these recipes, used as a seasoning rather than a


 sweetner, makes a real difference -seems to highlight the sour from the


 vinegar and the heat from the pepper.


 


 ~Kim Kim Malo kmalo19@idt.net


 


 >From ???@??? Sun Sep 28 22:08:53 1997


 Posted to EAT-L Digest  by JoAnn 
on Apr 14, 1998