Marty feins' hot sour soup

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupCloud ears
½cupGolden needles (tiger lillies)
½poundsRoast pork, shredded
7tablespoonsCornstarch in 1 cup water
½cupSherry1
2Bean curds cut 9 pieces
6tablespoonsRice wine vinegar
¼teaspoonWhite pepper
½teaspoonHot oil
2tablespoonsSesame oil
4Scallions garn
12cupsChicken stock
½teaspoonSalt
3teaspoonsLight soy
2Eggs, beaten
1cupShredded chicken
1cupBamboo strips julliene

Directions

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.

Posted by M.FEINS [Mart]

Hot And Sour Soup is not a soup usually served at 'class' dinners.

It is a sort of common man's soup Enjoy.... Marty