• hot & sour soup

    From Ben Collver@bencollver@tilde.pink to tilde.food+drink on Tue Feb 28 15:05:09 2023
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    Title: Hot & Sour Soup
    Categories: Soups, Vegetarian
    Yield: 6 Servings

    8 c Stock or water
    2 Cakes tofu; (bean curd)
    2 Eggs; lightly salted
    6 Scallions; minced
    1 oz Dried black mushrooms
    2 tb Dry sherry or Chinese rice
    -wine
    2 tb Cornstarch
    1/3 c Water
    1/4 c Cider vinegar; scant
    1 tb + 1 ts tamari
    1/2 ts Black pepper; scant
    Sesame oil

    Heat 2 c of the stock or water to boiling. Pour over black mushrooms
    (in a bowl.) Cover with a plate. Let stand 25 minutes. Drain the
    mushrooms, squeezing out and saving all excess liquid.

    Cut the soaked, drained mushrooms and tofu into sliver-like pieces.

    Beat the eggs lightly.

    Blend cornstarch and 1/3 c water to a paste.

    Add mushroom liquid to remaining stock or water. Brnig to a boil.

    Add mushrooms; simmer 10 minutes.

    Add tofu; simmer 5 minutes.

    Add wine, vinegar, tamari, pepper.

    Stir in cornstarch paste and heat to a gentle boil.

    Drizzle in the beaten egg as soup quietly boils. Stir with a
    chopstick.

    Add salt to taste.

    Serve topped with scallions and sesame oil drops.

    Recipe by Moosewood Cookbook

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