# Hot & Sour Soup

A classic hot and sour soup packed with flavor and adaptable with various protein choices.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Difficulty: easy
- Diet: vegetarian
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 l chicken stock
- 1 whole chili
- 2 tsp ginger, grated
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 0.5 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 serving bamboo shoots
- 1 serving shiitake mushrooms
- 1 serving king oyster mushrooms
- 1 block tofu
- 2 whole egg, beaten
- 1 cup cornflour slurry

## Instructions

1. Add chicken stock to a pot and bring to a boil.
2. Add minced chili and grated ginger to the pot.
3. Stir in light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, white pepper, sesame oil, and rice wine vinegar.
4. Once boiling, add bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms, king oyster mushrooms, and tofu.
5. Stir in the beaten eggs.
6. Thicken with cornflour slurry.

## Equipment

- pot
- spoon
- mixing bowl

## Tips

- You can add chicken, pork, beef, or prawns as protein alternatives.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeziihQIsX4/?cplk=cDRiZ3JyNzVvbnU0
- Creator: James Teng Sun Ooi
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/84513b17-a438-440a-89b4-c806a5c191b3
- Extracted: 2026-11-03

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