Hot & sour mandarin soup
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients:
- 8 c Soup stock
- 1/4 lb Lean pork shredded
- 2 Dried black mushrooms -soaked and shredded
- 2 sl To 3 sl of ginger
- 2 To 3 dried wood ears soaked -and shredded (opional)
- 1/2 Square bean curd cut into -1/4 x 2 in strips (opional)
- 1/4 c Shredded bamboo shoots
- 2 tb Mushrooms sliced
- 1 sl Cooked ham shredded -(opional)
- 1/2 c Vinegar
- 1 ts White pepper
- 3/4 ts Salt
- 1 ts Sesame oil
- 3/4 ts Sugar
- 1 tb Dark soy sauce
- 1 ts Chili oil (opional)
- 2 Eggs lighty beaten
- 1 Stalk green onion shredded
- 4 tb Cornstarch in 3 tbs water
Instructions:
1. Bring soup stock to a boil in a large pot and add shredded pork black mushrooms ginger and wood ears. Cook for 2-3 minutes; discard ginger. 2. Add remaining ingredients excekpt cornstarch eggs and green onion. Reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes. Add cornstarch solution and cook until thickened and clear. 3. Remove from heat and slowly stir in beaten eggs. Garnish with green onion. Serve immediately.



