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Chinese Hot and Sour Soup with Shiitakes
with simple fried rice

When we first featured this homemade hot and sour soup in 2018, reviewers loved making this takeout favorite at home.
Smarts: Feel free to use any vegetables you have on hand in your fried rice. Frozen vegetables are easy, but finely chopped fresh vegetables work just as well. 

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Ingredients

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Servings:
4
Chinese Hot and Sour Soup:
  • Tofu, extra firm - 12 oz , cut into 1/2” / 1.3cm cubes (vacuum packed preferable)
  • Mushrooms, shiitake - 4 oz , sliced (look for pre-sliced to save time)
  • Bamboo shoots, canned - 3 oz , sliced into thin strips
  • Eggs - 2 , whisked
  • Green onions - 2 stalks , chopped, green and white parts combined
  • Oil, toasted sesame - 1 Tbsp
  • Stock, any type - 5 cups
  • Soy sauce, low-sodium - 3 Tbsp
  • Vinegar, rice - 1 Tbsp
  • Sugar (opt) - 1/2 tsp
  • Ground white pepper - 1/4 tsp (sub black pepper)
  • Red pepper flakes - 1/4 tsp
  • Cornstarch - 2 Tbsp
  • Water - 3 Tbsp
  • Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Simple Fried Rice:
  • Frozen vegetables, any mix - 1 cup (look for frozen peas and carrots or a stir-fry mix)
  • Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
  • Cooked rice (leftover from Monday) - ~1 1/2 cups
  • Soy sauce, low-sodium - 1 Tbsp
  • Vinegar, rice - 2 tsp
  • Hot sauce (opt) - for serving

Prep

  1. Tofu - If tofu is packaged in water, press out liquid first. Then slice into 0.5” / 1.25 cm cubes. (Can be done 1 day ahead)

  2. Mushrooms - Slice, if not pre-sliced. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)

  3. Bamboo shoots - Drain and rinse. Most come pre-sliced, but slice them down further into small strips. (They will be easier to eat in the soup that way.)

  4. Frozen vegetables - Defrost in the microwave and drain off any water.

  5. Eggs - Whisk eggs.

  6. Green onions - Chop green onions.

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Make

  1. Heat a Dutch oven or saucepan with toasted sesame oil over medium heat. Add mushrooms and saute until mushrooms are tender, 3 to 4 minutes.

  2. Pour stock over mushrooms and bring to a simmer. Add soy sauce (portion for soup), vinegar (portion for soup), sugar, white pepper, red pepper flakes, tofu, and bamboo shoots to soup. Whisk together cornstarch and water and add to soup while stirring. Simmer for 5 minutes to let soup thicken and flavors develop.

  3. While soup simmers, heat a wok with cooking oil over medium-high heat. Add vegetables and saute until liquid is cooked off and vegetables are starting to brown and sizzle in the bottom of the pan. Stir in rice, soy sauce (portion for rice), and rice vinegar (portion for rice) and cook for 1 minute more. Taste and season with a pinch of salt or some more vinegar. Set aside.

  4. Return to soup. While stirring soup in one direction, slowly pour in whisked eggs. Stir in lemon juice and green onions. Season with some more vinegar and / or salt and pepper.

  5. Divide soup between serving bowls. Enjoy fried rice (with some hot sauce if you’d like) on the side.


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