Chinese
Chinese - Hubei Cuisine
Sour Soup Hubei
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
- • 200g firm tofu, julienned
- • 1 egg, beaten
- • 1/4 cup dried wood ear mushrooms, soaked and sliced
- • 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- • 1 tsp white pepper
- • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- • 1 tbsp cornflour, mixed with 2 tbsp water
- • 2 spring onions, chopped
- • 1L chicken broth
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Bring the broth to a boil and add the tofu, wood ear, and soy sauce.
2
Phase 2
Stir in the cornflour slurry and simmer until the soup thickens.
3
Phase 3
Drizzle in the beaten egg while stirring to form ribbons.
4
Phase 4
Turn off the heat and add the vinegar and white pepper.
5
Phase 5
Top with spring onions and serve hot.