# Hot & Sour Soup

A savory, spicy, tangy soup that instantly brings warmth.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- cornstarch
- cold water
- chicken stock
- chicken bouillon powder
- dark soy sauce
- regular soy sauce
- sesame oil
- sugar
- shiitake mushrooms
- carrots
- seafood mushrooms
- red chili
- soft tofu
- beaten eggs
- green onions
- salt
- pepper
- white vinegar

## Instructions

1. Combine cornstarch and cold water to make a cornstarch slurry.
2. Into a pot, add chicken stock, chicken bouillon powder, dark soy sauce, regular soy sauce, sesame oil, and sugar.
3. Mix well.
4. Cover and bring to a boil on medium high heat.
5. Reduce to low-medium and add shiitake mushrooms, carrots, seafood mushrooms, and red chili.
6. Simmer for 1-2 minutes.
7. Add soft tofu and the cornstarch slurry to thicken the soup.
8. Once thickened, pour beaten eggs in a thin stream while stirring and watch the eggs ribbon.
9. Add green onions.
10. Season with salt and pepper to taste (if needed).
11. Add white vinegar.

## Equipment

- pot
- ladle
- spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4Qr3r6ryLp/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2c47ef7d-6b59-45a7-ad6b-a4be4be75adf
- Extracted: 2025-11-10

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