Thai Hot And Sour Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 ounces mushrooms, sliced (wood ear mushrooms are very nice, if you can find them)
• 7 ounces soft tofu, sliced in thin, long strips
• 4 cups water
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 5 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup bamboo shoot
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• red bell pepper, cut in thin strips
• fresh cilantro leaves, chopped

Recipe

• 1 1. assemble and prep all ingredients. boil 4 cups water in a soup pot. add soy, black pepper, garlic, sugar, vinegar, chili-garlic sauce and salt. lower heat to medium and cook 2-3 minutes.
• 2 add bamboo shoots and mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. add tofu and sesame oil and cook 3-5 minutes. dissolve corstarch in 1 t. water, and stir into soup.
• 3 slide egg yolks into soup. turn off the heat, and do not stir. you want the egg to stay in pieces.
• 4 transfer to soup tureen and garnish with pepper strips and cilantro. serve immediately.