Chinese Hot and Sour Soup
Serves 4
Prep: 20mins | Cook: 10mins
Total: 30mins
Ingredients you need:
♥ 750-900g vegetables (E.g. 150g or 30g dried shiitake mushroom, rehydrated, sliced, 150g or 30g dried wood ear or black fungus mushroom, sliced, 1 can 280g bamboo shoots, cut into strips and 170g carrot, cut into matchsticks) (if using dried mushrooms, rehydrate with a total of 500mL water and save the soaking liquid for soup)
♥ 2 tsp ginger (4g)
♥ 2 spring onion, white and green parts separated, sliced (30g)
♥ 1 tsp white pepper (2g)
♥ 2 tsp dried chilli, sliced or chilli flakes (5g)
♥ 3 cups cooked basmati or brown rice (425g) (≈1 cup raw 200g)
♥ 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil (20mL)
♥ 1 tsp sesame oil (5mL)
♥ 4 cups water or unsalted stock (1L)
♥ 0.25 cup white vinegar (62.5mL)
♥ 1.5 tbs Heartful Flavours 'Soi' Sauce Seasoning (12g)
Choose your protein:
♥ 450g firm tofu, sliced into thin strips and
♥ 3 eggs, whisked
♥ Alternatives: 700g firm tofu OR 8 eggs OR 500g seafood OR 480g skinless chicken, sliced OR 400g lean pork, sliced (half the amount if choosing two proteins)
Optional:
♥ coriander for garnish
♥ 0.25 cup cornstarch (40g) mixed with 0.25 cup (62.5mL) water to make a slurry and thicken the soup
Create This in Easy Steps:
1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the chilli flakes, ginger and spring onion whites, stir-fry for 1 minute.
2. Add the water or unsalted stock, mushroom soaking liquid, Heartful Flavours 'Soi' Sauce Seasoning, pepper, sesame oil, vinegar, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, carrot and tofu. Cover and bring to boil. While stirring the soup, slowly drizzle in the eggs so they form thin ribbons. Bring to a simmer, while stirring the soup, add the optional cornstarch slurry and let thicken.
3. Finish with the spring onion greens and optional coriander, then serve with cooked rice.
Each Serve Gives You:
♥ 2.5-3 serves of vegetables
♥ 1 serve of meat/alternatives
♥ 1.5 serves of grains
The Australian Dietary Guidelines
Nutrition Information
Create this healthy Chinese Hot and Sour Soup with 'Soi' Sauce. Your heart and taste buds will thank you!
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