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 BC> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

 BC>       Title: Hot & Sour Soup
 BC>  Categories: Chinese, Soups
 BC>       Yield: 6 Servings

H & S is my personal way to rate Chinese restaurants. If they get the
soup right chances are the rest of the menu will be up to snuff. If the
soup is bland and insipid so will be the rest of the food.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Suan La Tang (Hot & Sour Soup)
 Categories: Pork, Poultry, Vegetables, Mushrooms, Herbs
      Yield: 5 servings
 
MMMMM----------------------------PORK---------------------------------
      1 tb Soy sauce
      1 tb Brandy
      1 ts Cornstarch
      4 oz Pork tenderloin; in 1/4"
           - cubes

MMMMM----------------------------SOUP---------------------------------
      8 c  Chicken stock
      3 tb Soy sauce
      3 tb White wine vinegar
      3 tb Cornstarch
      1 ts Ground white pepper
      1 ts Kosher salt
    1/2 ts Cayenne
     12 oz Firm tofu; drained, in 1/4"
           - cubes
    1/4 c  Diced potato
      6    Shiitake or wood ear
           - mushrooms; in 1/4" pieces
      1 lg Egg; lightly beaten
      1 ts Toasted sesame oil
      2 tb Fine chopped cilantro;
           - garnish
 
  FOR THE PORK: Combine the soy sauce, brandy, and
  cornstarch in a medium bowl; add pork, and toss until
  combined. Let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.
  
  FOR THE SOUP: Whisk together stock, soy sauce, vinegar,
  cornstarch, pepper, salt, cayenne, and 1/4 cup water in
  a 4-qt. saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high
  heat. Add pork, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook,
  stirring occasionally, until soup thickens, about 30
  minutes. Add tofu, potatoes, and mushrooms, and cook
  until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
  
  Without stirring, slowly drizzle egg into simmering soup
  in a thin, steady stream. When egg strands float to
  surface, stir in oil. Ladle soup into serving bowls and
  garnish with cila
  
  Yield: serves 4-6
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.saveur.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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