How to Prepare Award-winning Chinese Hot & Sour Soup

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, chinese hot & sour soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Chinese Hot Mustard is one of those condiments you might not think of making yourself, but it's quick and easy to prepare at home. Many of you have probably seen Chinese mustard served alongside sweet duck sauce in Chinese restaurants with crunchy fried noodles as an appetizer. Chinese Hot Pot is a much celebrated delicacy; it's served on Chinese New Year's eve as family members gather around the dining table for a scrumptious, hearty and homey meal. In modern China, this is becoming common in men, but not in women.

Chinese Hot & Sour Soup is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Chinese Hot & Sour Soup is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook chinese hot & sour soup using 31 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chinese Hot & Sour Soup:

1. Prepare Mushrooms:
2. Take 100 g Shiitake Mushrooms Finely Diced,
3. Prepare 1 TSP ShaoWing / Hua Tiao / Sherry Wine,
4. Make ready 1 TSP Soy Sauce Preferably Kikkoman,
5. Get Pinch Granulated Sugar,
6. Prepare 1/2 TSP Water,
7. Get 1 TSP Cornstarch,
8. Prepare 1 TSP Sesame Oil,
9. Make ready Base:
10. Get 1 Handful Fresh Coriander Finely Chopped,
11. Get 1 TSP Lao Gan Ma Spicy Chili Crisp,
12. Take 2 TSP Black Vinegar,
13. Get 1 TSP Sesame Oil,
14. Prepare 1 TSP Apple Cider Vinegar,
15. Get Soup:
16. Take Pinch White Pepper,
17. Make ready 2 TBSP Canola / Peanut / Vegetable Oil,
18. Prepare 2 Chinese Dried Mushrooms Soaked Finely Sliced,
19. Prepare 1 Handful Bamboo Shoots Fresh / Pickled,
20. Take 1 Handful Chinese Black Fungus Soaked Finely Sliced,
21. Make ready 600 ml Boiling Water,
22. Get 1/2 Inch Ginger Finely Diced,
23. Prepare 3/4 TSP Sea Salt,
24. Make ready Slurry, 7 TSP Cornstarch + 25ml Water
25. Get 1 Egg Lightly Beaten,
26. Make ready 150 g Pressed Tofu Sliced Into Strips,
27. Prepare 1/3 TSP Dark Soy Sauce,
28. Prepare 1 TSP Light Soy Sauce,
29. Make ready 3 TSP Chili Bean Sauce Preferably Lee Kum Kee,
30. Take 1/2 TSP Granulated Sugar,
31. Make ready Fresh Coriander, For Garnishing

Chinese Hot Pot is an interactive meal in which diners sit around a simmering pot of soup at the center of the table with various raw ingredients—meat, seafood, vegetables, tofu, and starches—in thin slices or small pieces for quick cooking. Diners can add whatever they like to the boiling liquid. Chinese hot pot can include any variety of meats, vegetables or noodles depending on individual tastes. Traditionally, different ingredients were used depending on the region of China the dish was served.

Steps to make Chinese Hot & Sour Soup:

1. Prepare the mushrooms. - - In a bowl, add in mushrooms, shaoxing, soy, sugar, water, cornstarch and sesame oil. - - Mix until well combined. - - Cover with cling film and set aside in the fridge for at least 30 mins.
2. Prepare the base. - - In a large serving bowl, add coriander, black vinegar, apple cider vinegar, pepper, chili crisp and sesame oil. - - Mix until combine well. - - Set aside.
3. Prepare the soup. - - In a sauce pot over medium heat, add oil. - - Once oil is heated up, add in ginger and the mushrooms mixture.
4. Saute until aromatic and until the mushrooms are slightly caramelized. - - Add in Chinese mushrooms, bamboo and fungus. - - Saute until well combine and aromatic.
5. Add in the boiling water. - - Adding boiling water will shorten the cooking time, hence containing the fragrance and flavors even more. - - Stir to combine well. - - Add in dark, light soy, chili bean sauce, sugar and salt.
6. Stir to combine well. - - Bring it up to a simmer. - - Turn the heat down to low. - - Add in slurry and stir to combine well.
7. Continue simmer for about 2 to 3 mins. - - Add in beaten egg. - - Stir for 20 secs. - - Turn the heat up to medium.
8. Add in tofu. - - Stir to combine well and simmer for another 1 to 2 mins. - - The soup should thicken. - - Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt.
9. Give it a final stir. - - Remove from heat and transfer into the serving bowl with the coriander mixture. - - Stir to combine well. - - Taste and adjust for seasonings with vinegar or pepper. - - Serve immediately with a garnish of coriander.

Chinese hot pot can include any variety of meats, vegetables or noodles depending on individual tastes. Traditionally, different ingredients were used depending on the region of China the dish was served. For instance, those who lived near the sea used seafood, while those who lived inland were more likely to use pork, lamb or goat. I have always loved hot pots, so naturally I came here the day it opened. The ingredients were fresh, the flavor is well balanced and not salty.

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