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🍜 Hot and Sour Soup (Bold, Tangy & Comforting)

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Description

This Chinese classic is the perfect balance — tangy, spicy, and deeply warming. With tofu, mushrooms, and vinegar in a rich broth, it’s a bowl of sharp flavors that wakes you up and calms you down at the same time.

Ingredients

  • 🍄 100 g shiitake mushrooms, sliced (1 cup)
  • 🧈 200 g firm tofu, cut into strips (7 oz)
  • 🧅 50 g bamboo shoots, julienned (½ cup)
  • 🧄 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 🫚 5 g fresh ginger, grated (1 tsp)
  • 🫙 30 ml soy sauce (2 tbsp)
  • 🍚 15 ml rice vinegar (1 tbsp)
  • 🌶️ ½ tsp chili oil or chili flakes
  • 🌾 10 g cornstarch (1 tbsp)
  • 💧 750 ml vegetable broth (3 cups)
  • 🧂 Salt and white pepper to taste
  • 🌿 4 g chopped scallions (1 tbsp, optional, for garnish)

Preparation

  • 1️⃣ In a pot, heat a splash of oil. Add garlic and ginger, sauté for 30 seconds.
  • 2️⃣ Add mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and tofu. Stir gently.
  • 3️⃣ Pour in broth, soy sauce, and vinegar. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  • 4️⃣ Stir cornstarch into 2 tbsp water. Add to the soup while stirring until thickened.
  • 5️⃣ Add chili oil and season with salt and white pepper to taste.
  • 6️⃣ Serve hot, garnished with scallions.

Total Time

🛠️ Prep: 10 min
🔥 Cook: 15 min
🕒 Total: 25 min

Nutritional Value

🔥 Calories: 150 kcal
💪 Protein: 9 g
🧈 Fat: 6 g
🍞 Carbohydrates: 12 g
🧂 Sodium: 620 mg

Advice

For more body, add a lightly beaten egg while stirring just before serving — it forms silky ribbons.

Status

🌶️ Sour, spicy, silky — hot and sour soup is the ultimate Chinese hug in a bowl.
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