Hot and sour soup
Hot and sour soup, from above
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Hot and sour soup

Pepper hits first, vinegar second. A cold's worst enemy in a bowl.

30 minTime
6 gProtein each
hotSpice
Hot meets sour2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayPeppery and sharp, restaurant style.
The original
120kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
30minutessame

Hot and sour soup.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Button mushroom4, sliced
Cabbage1 cup, shredded
Carrot½, julienned
Green beans5, sliced thin
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)¼, sliced
Firm tofu60 g, thin strips
Garlic4 cloves, chopped
Ginger1.5 cm, chopped
Green chilli2, chopped
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp
Soy sauce1½ tbsp
Vinegar1½ tbsp
Red chilli sauce2 tsp
Cornflour (cornstarch)2 tbsp
Black pepper¾ tsp
Water3 cups
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)1 stalk, chopped
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Heat oil, saute garlic, ginger and chilli for 30 seconds.
  2. 2Add mushroom, cabbage, carrot, beans and capsicum and toss for 2 minutes.
  3. 3Add water, soy sauce, chilli sauce and tofu. Simmer 5 minutes.
  4. 4Stir in cornflour mixed with water and cook until slightly thick.
  5. 5Off the heat, add vinegar and lots of pepper. Top with spring onion.
Serve it like this

Ladle into warm bowls and serve hot, with a few coriander leaves on top.

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