Hot and Sour Soup

There are a lot of varieties of this soup on the internet. This recipe is a little sweeter than others. I added more vinegar than it calls for. I used vegetable oil, white mushrooms, no bell peppers when I made it. That's what I had around.

https://www.madewithlau.com/recipes/hot-sour-soup/

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

• 2 medium tomatoes (diced)
• 2 oz carrot (cut into thin strips)
• 6 oz white mushroom (cut however you want)
• Or these mushrooms instead
  • 2 oz seafood mushroom
  • 2 oz king oyster mushroom
  • 3 shiitake mushrooms
  • \( \frac{1}{4} \) oz dried wood ear mushroom
  • If you use these, see recipe above to rehydrate them
• 2 eggs
• 1 oz red bell pepper (about half of a bell pepper, optional)
• 3 green onions (cut small, to garnish)
• 2 dried chili peppers (optional)
• 14 oz firm tofu (cut into thin strips)

Other Flavors

• 5 cups water (for soup base)
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• \( \frac{1}{2} \) tablespoon dark soy sauce (add more for a darker colored soup)
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water (for cornstarch slurry)
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon corn oil

Instructions

• Boil the water (in a pot) while chopping to save time
• Cut and dice everything (tomato, carrot, mushrooms, green onion, bell pepper, tofu)
• Beat the eggs
• Mix cornstarch and water to make slurry
• Heat oil in a wok with 2 chili peppers to season the oil. When wok is hot, toss peppers
• Cook tomatoes in wok for a minute
• Add boiling water
• Add white pepper (sprinkle it in so it doesn't clump, stir)
• Add salt, sugar, light soy, dark soy
• Stir and cook for a minute
• Add tofu, mushrooms, carrots and peppers (if using)
• Cover wok, bring to boil and cook for 4 minutes
• Re-mix slurry and slowly pour in, stirring constantly for a minute until soup is thick
• Re-mix eggs, pour slowly around soup without stirring
• Add vinegar and sesame oil
• Taste and add more if needed
• Garnish with green onions