Sour Hot Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon wood ear mushrooms
• 1/2 lb tofu
• 1 small bamboo shoot
• 1 tomato
• 1/2 lb lamb or 1/2 lb beef
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon rice wine
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 whole scallion, chopped
• 4 cups broth
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 soak wood ears in warm water for 10 minutes. drain and shred if large ones are used. dice tofu, bamboo shoot, tomato. chop the meat and mix with 1 tsp cornstarch and wine.
• 2 in a soup tureen, mix the pepper, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil and scallion. set aside.
• 3 bring the broth to a boil. add the protein and veggies in the order listed above, stir and bring to a boil again after each addition. thicken with the rest of the cornstarch (mixed with a bit of water so it doesn't clump). add the egg and stir gently until cooked.
• 4 pour soup into the tureen with other seasonings, stir and serve hot.