Saturday, August 15, 2009

Spicy Hot & Sour Soup


Ingredients

1 chicken stock cube
100g of chicken (sliced into thin strips)
25g of chinese mushrooms (soaked in water, stem removed and cut into thin strips)
15g of black fungus (
soaked in water and cut into thin strips)
1 firm beancurd aka tau kwa (cut into cubes)
1 egg (beaten)
1 tablespoon of light soya sauce
1 tablespoon of dark soya sauce
6 tablespoons of chinese rice vinegar
4 teaspoons of sesame oil
1 teaspoon of pepper
2 teaspoon of chili oil

Marinate sauce for the chicken
1 teaspoon of light soya sauce
1 teaspoon of shaoxing wine
1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon of cornflour
A pinch of salt

A pinch of sugar

Preparation
Add all the ingredients for the marinate sauce to the chicken.
Toss well and set aside for at least 30 minutes.
Fill a pot with 1 litre of water and bring to a boil.
Add in the marinated chicken and simmer for a few minutes.
Followed by the mushrooms, fungus and beancurd.
Leave to simmer for another 10-15 minutes.

Add 2 teaspoons of sesame oil to the beaten egg and pout the mixture into the stock in a thin steady stream.
Pull the egg into strands using a fork.
Remove the soup from the heat and add in the light and dark soya sauces, pepper and vinegar.
Stir well before adding the remaining 2 teaspoons of sesame oil and chili oil.
Stir again and serve hot.




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