Marty feins' hot sour soup

Yield: 12 Servings

Ingredients:

1/2 c Cloud ears
1/2 c Golden needles -(tiger lillies)
1/2 lb Roast pork shredded
7 tb Cornstarch in 1 cup water
1/2 c Sherry1
2 Bean curds cut 9 pieces
6 tb Rice wine vinegar
1/4 ts White pepper
1/2 ts Hot oil
2 tb Sesame oil
4 Scallions garn
12 c Chicken stock
1/2 ts Salt
3 ts Light soy
2 Eggs beaten
1 c Shredded chicken
1 c Bamboo strips julliene

Instructions:

Soak ears and needles 20 mins in warm water save water. Shred ears halve needles. Shred chicken pork combine with 2 tbs cornstarch and sherry set aside. Combine vinegar pepper hot oil and sesame oil in bowl and set aside. Boil chicken stock salt and soy add pork-chicken mixture boil 1 minute add tofu needles and ears. Boil 1 minute mix rest of cornstarch with water and add to soup. (use water from ears and needles for mixing) lower heat add vinegar mixture adjust seasoning. slowly stir in beaten eggs garnish with cut scallions. Serve in heated bowls. Posted by M.FEINS [Mart] Hot And Sour Soup is not a soup usually served at 'class' dinners. It is a sort of common man's soup Enjoy.... Marty