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irisblue

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5. Hot and Sour soup, vegetable egg roll & jasmine tea
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 07:44 PM
Sunday
https://thewoksoflife.com/hot-sour-soup/

Serves: 6
Prep: 1hour hrCook: 20minutes minsTotal: 1hour hr 20minutes mins

Ingredients

For the pork & marinade:
▢4 oz. pork shoulder (finely julienned)---I used a thinly sliced boneless pork chop
▢1 tablespoon water
▢Pinch of salt
▢2 teaspoons vegetable oil
▢1 teaspoon cornstarch
For the soup:
▢1 to 2 dried red chili peppers (optional)-I used red pepper flakes
▢0.3 ounce dried lily flower (rehydrated, ½ cup after rehydrating)- didn't have
▢0.3 ounce dried wood ear mushrooms (1/2 cup after rehydrating & slicing)-didn't have
▢0.3 ounce dried shiitake mushrooms (1/2 cup after rehydrating & slicing)-I used extra

I added some sliced bok choy, sliced white button mushrooms & a few shredded carrots

▢4 ounces fresh firm tofu
▢4 ounces bamboo shoots
▢1 large egg
▢1 scallion (finely diced)
▢8 cups low sodium chicken stock
▢½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)
▢¼ teaspoon sugar
▢1 to 2 teaspoons fresh ground white pepper (or to taste)
▢2 teaspoons dark soy or mushroom soy sauce
▢1 tablespoon light soy sauce or seasoned soy sauce
▢1 teaspoon sesame oil
▢1/3 to ½ cup white vinegar
▢1/3 cup cornstarch
▢¼ cup water


And that web page does not like my phone,it keeps freezing on me but the instructions are there.





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