hot & sour soup with dumplings
Hot and Sour Soup with Dumplings
A hearty, veggie-packed soup that's a little spicy from white pepper and sour from aromatic Chinese black vinegar. The dumplings are optional but make this an easy and complete one pot meal!
Ingredients
- ½blocktofu(~7 oz) I prefer soft, but you can use any type)
- frozen dumplingsoptional
- 5dried shiitake mushrooms
- 5fresh or dried woodear mushrooms
- ⅓cupbamboo shoots
- ½large carrot
- 2large eggs
- 8cupslow sodium chicken broth
- 2.5tablespooncornstarch
- 2tablespoonwater
- 1tablespoonneutral oil
- 2stalksscallions
Seasoning:
- ¼teaspoonsalt
- ¼teaspoonwhite pepper
- ¼teaspoonsugar
- chicken bouillonoptional
- 1tablespoonlight soy sauce
- ½teaspoondark soy sauce
- 2.5tablespoonChinese black vinegar
- ½teaspoonsesame oil
Instructions
Prepare the ingredients
- Rinse the dried shiitake mushrooms. Add them into a bowl with 1 cup of hot water. If using dried woodear mushrooms, add those into the bowl to rehydrate together. Cover the bowl to speed up the rehydration process.5 dried shiitake mushrooms, 5 fresh or dried woodear mushrooms
- Meanwhile, slice all the bamboo shoots, carrots, and the white part of the scallions into thin strips. Carefully slice the tofu into thin strips (recommend watching the video tutorial to see my preferred method).⅓ cup bamboo shoots, ½ large carrot, 2 stalks scallions, ½ block tofu
- Prepare the cornstarch slurry by dissolving the cornstarch with room temperature or cold water in a bowl. Set aside.2.5 tablespoon cornstarch, 2 tablespoon water
- Beat 2 eggs throughly in a bowl, and set it aside.2 large eggs
- Once the mushrooms are rehydrated, squeeze out the excess water into the bowl. Save the mushroom broth for later.
- Discard any tough stems, then slice the mushrooms into thin strips.
Make the soup
- Heat up a large pot on medium heat, and add neutral oil. Once hot, add the scallion whites and stir fry for 1 minute.1 tablespoon neutral oil, 2 stalks scallions
- Add the chicken broth and mushroom water to the pot. Turn up the heat to high to bring it up to a boil.8 cups low sodium chicken broth
- Add all the seasonings except for the vinegar and sesame oil. Give the soup a mix.¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon white pepper, ¼ teaspoon sugar, chicken bouillon, 1 tablespoon light soy sauce, ½ teaspoon dark soy sauce
- Add frozen dumplings (if using). Let the soup simmer until the dumplings float to the top.frozen dumplings
- Add the rest of the sliced veggies and tofu. Mix and let simmer for 2 minutes.
- Make sure the soup is still simmering. Dissolve any settled cornstarch in the cornstarch slurry, then add it to the soup while stirring. It should thicken almost immediately. Feel free to add more if you prefer the soup thicker.
- Turn off the heat, then slowly drizzle in the beaten egg while stirring slowly to create beautiful ribbons.
- Finally, add the vinegar and sesame oil. We save the vinegar for last because vinegar loses its sourness as it boils.2.5 tablespoon Chinese black vinegar, ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- Adjust any final seasoning if necessary. I like to add more white pepper here. Garnish with scallion greens. Enjoy!
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