Hot And Sour Soup - Easy Version

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/4 cups tomato juice
• 2 tablespoons soya sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) can bamboo shoots
• 1/2 cup chopped mushroom
• 1/4 cup straw mushroom (optional)
• 1/2 cup red pepper, slivered
• 1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup green onion, sliced diagonally
• 1/2 cup cooked chicken, diced
• 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 combine broth, tomato juice, soya sauce, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, red pepper, hot pepper sauce and pepper flakes.
• 2 bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• 3 add vinegar, green onion and chicken.
• 4 simmer for 1 minute longer.
• 5 combine cornstarch with 1/4 cup water; mix well and stir into soup.
• 6 simmer until mixture is slightly thickened.
• 7 slowly add beaten egg in a continuous stream while soup is boiling.
• 8 continue stirring until egg is cooked and looks like threads throughout the soup.
• 9 serve.