Hot sour soup

10 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupCloud ears
½cupTiger lilies
½poundsRoast pork shredded
7tablespoonsCornstarch
1cupWater
½cupSherry
2Bean curds cut 9 pieces
6tablespoonsRice wine vinegar
¼teaspoonWhite pepper
½teaspoonHot oil (red chinese)
1tablespoonSesame oil dk brown toasted
4Scallions for garnish
12cupsChicken stock*
½teaspoonSalt
3teaspoonsLight soy
2Eggs beaten
1cupShredded chicken cooked
1cupBamboo strips julliene

Directions

*(Make it a good rich stock) Soak ears and needles 20 mins in warm water, save water. Shred ears, halve needles. Shred chicken, pork, combine with 2 tbs cornstarch and sherry, set aside. Combine vinegar, pepper, hot oil and sesame oil in bowl and set aside. Boil chicken stock, salt and soy, add pork-chicken mixture, boil 1 minute, add tofu, needles and ears. Boil 1 minute, mix rest of cornstarch with water and add to soup. (Use water from ears and needles for mixing) lower heat, add vinegar mixture, adjust seasoning. Slowly stir in beaten eggs, garnish with cut scallions. Serve in heated bowls. Enjoy it. KEEP ON KOOKIN, MARTY See ya all again... FROM: MARTY FEINS (BGNJ11A)