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Hot and sour soup recipe | Classic Szechuan cuisines

Szechuan hot and sour soup | china cuisines

Ingredients (nutrition)

  • 7 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 oz corn flour
  • 3 tablespoons dry sherry
  • 3 oz pork loin
  • 2 pt chicken stock
  • 2 oz sliced bamboo shoots
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 1 lightly beaten egg
  • 7 oz diced bean curd (tofu)
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Instructions

  1. Soak the mushrooms in warm water for 20 minutes, drain and squeeze out any excess moisture.
  2. Cut the mushroom into 1/2 in slices.
  3. In a different bowl, stir the cornflour and the sherry and set aside.
  4. Put the pork loin in a large pan and immerse completely with water.
  5. Simmer the pork loin until tender and shred when it is cool.
  6. Bring the stock to the boil and stir in the pork, bamboo shoots and mushrooms.
  7. Simmer for 10 minutes and add in red wine vinegar and soy sauce.
  8. Season well with salt and pepper and stir in the cornflour mixture.
  9. Continue stirring until the soup thickens.
  10. Remove from the heat and whisk in the egg.
  11. Mix in the tofu and heat through.
  12. Serve the soup hot.

Servings: 4

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