Hot and Sour Soup

Hot and Sour Soup

from littlespoonfarm.com
20 min

Ingredients

  • 6 cups beef broth
  • 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce (regular or reduced sodium)
  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar (or white vinegar)
  • 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
  • 1 teaspoon white pepper
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch (arrowroot or tapioca starch)
  • 3 tablespoons cold water
  • 2 large eggs (well beaten)
  • 6 oz. firm tofu (sliced into thin strips)
  • 2 green onions (sliced)

Directions

  1. 1

    Simmer: Bring the broth to a simmer over medium high heat in a large saucepan. Add the mushrooms, soy sauce, vinegar, sriracha sauce and white pepper. Continue to simmer for 5 minutes.

  2. 2

    Thicken: In a small bowl, whisk together the corn starch and cold water to make the slurry. Add it to the soup and stir well. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the soup starts to thicken.

  3. 3

    Swirl in the eggs: Pour the beaten eggs into the soup while gently stirring the soup in a circular motion.

  4. 4

    Add tofu: Add the sliced tofu and green onions, stir and remove the saucepan from the heat. Serve immediately.