Szechuan Hot And Sour Soup
List of Ingredients
3 dried wood ears
20 dried tiger lily buds
3 cups hot water
1/4 pound pork butt
-----marinade-----
1/2 teaspoon dry sherry
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon sesame oil
-----soup-----
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
5 cups water
1 teaspoon salt
2 ounces fresh mushrooms -- - sliced or
1 1/2 oz can sliced mushrooms -- drained (1/2 to 4)
1/4 cup sliced water chestnuts
1/4 cup shredded bamboo shoots
2 tablespoons fresh carrot -- shredded
1 (3 inch) squ bean curd -- thinly sliced
2 tablespoons worchestershire sauce
1 teaspoon vinegar
5 tablespoons cornstarch
5 tablespoons water
1 egg -- - beaten
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 tablespoon sesame oil
Recipe
Soak wood ears and lily buds in 3 cups hot water for 15 minutes; remove woody stems from both; shred wood ears with a cleaver.
Slice pork into thin strips; chop strips into shreds; Combine marinade in a small bowl; add pork, mix well; let stand 15 minutes. Combine chicken stock, 5 cups water and salt in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium; add mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, carrot, wood ears and lily buds; simmer 3 to 4 minutes; add pork with marinade and bean curd; bring to a boil; add Worchestershire sauce and vinegar. Dissolve cornstarch in 5 tbsp water to make a paste; slowly stir into soup. Cook over medium heat until soup thickens slightly; stir egg into soup; add black pepper, white pepper and sesame oil. Serve hot. Yield 4 servings.
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