Chinese
Chinese - Anhui Hui Cuisine
Sour Spicy Soup Hui
Chef's Menu Description
A wholesome, deeply comforting soup crafted from slow-simmered stock, aromatic garden vegetables, and fresh herbs, served with crusty bread.
Ingredients
- • 1 litre chicken stock
- • 100g bamboo shoots, julienned
- • 100g firm tofu, julienned
- • 2 dried chilies, finely sliced
- • 2 tbsp black vinegar
- • 1 tsp white pepper
- • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- • 1 egg, beaten
- • 2 tbsp cornflour mixed with 3 tbsp water
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Bring the chicken stock to a simmer in a pot.
2
Phase 2
Stir in the bamboo shoots, tofu, and dried chilies; cook 5 minutes.
3
Phase 3
Add the black vinegar, white pepper, and soy sauce.
4
Phase 4
Stir in the cornflour slurry until the soup thickens.
5
Phase 5
Pour in the beaten egg in a slow stream, stirring gently.
6
Phase 6
Ladle into bowls and serve hot.