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Hot-and-Sour Soup


 Introduction :

This spicy, warming soup, low in fat but high in flavor, is a good choice for anyone watching their weight. Serve as a starter or as a light main course.

Recipe Category:

Soup



Photo : Hot-and-Sour Soup

Published :  2011 - 01- 03
 


Nutritive Information :      

  • Energy: 90Kcals/376kJ

  • Fat, total: 2.2g

  • Saturated fat: 0.3g

  • Protein: 5g

  • Carbohydrate: 13.4g

  • Sugar, total: 5.3g

  • Fibre-NSP: 0.4g

  • Sodium: 807g


Instructions :

  • Soak the cloud ears in hot water for 30 minutes or until soft. Drain, trim off and discard the hard base from each and chop the cloud ears roughly.

  • Remove and discard the stalks from the shiitake mushrooms. Cut the caps into thin strips. Cut the tofu into 1cm/ ½ in cubes and shred the bamboo shoots finely.

  • Place the stock, mushrooms, tofu, bamboo shoots and cloud ears in a pan. Bring the stock to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

  • Stir in the sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, chilli oil, salt and pepper. Mix the cornflour to a paste with the water. Add the mixture to the soup, stirring constantly until it thickens slightly.

  • Lightly beat the egg white, and then pour it slowly into the soup in a steady stream, stirring constantly. Cook, stirring, until the egg white changes colour.

  • Add the sesame oil to the pan just before serving. Ladle the soup into heated bowls and decorate each portion with a few sliced spring onion rings. Serve piping hot.


Serves :  4


Ingredients :

  • 10g / ¼ oz dried cloud ears

  • 8 fresh shiitake mushrooms

  • 75g/3oz tofu (bean curd)

  • 50g/2oz/ ½ cup sliced,

  • drained, canned bamboo shoots

  • 900ml/1½ pints/3 ½ --4 cups vegetable stock

  • 15ml/ 1tbsp caster sugar

  • 45ml/ 3 tbsp rice vinegar

  • 15ml/ 1tbsp light soy sauce

  • 1.5ml/ ¼ tsp chilli oil

  • Large pinch of ground white pepper

  • 15ml/ 1 tbsp cornflour

  • 15ml/ 1 tbsp cold water

  • 1 egg white

  • 5ml/ 1 tsp sesame oil

  • 2 spring onions cut into fine rings


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Source 

- Women Fitness

 


 

 


 

 

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