Hot & Sour Soup

Let’s get cooking

1. 01

   Cut and mix

   Slice tofu and mushrooms. Beat the egg and mix starch with its cold water.

2. 02

   Simmer the filling

   Bring stock to a boil. Add mushrooms, then simmer 5 minutes. Add tofu and soy sauce and simmer 3 minutes.

3. 03

   Thicken lightly

   Stir the slurry and drizzle into gently boiling soup, stirring until slightly thickened.

4. 04

   Make egg ribbons

   Pour egg in a thin stream while gently moving a spoon through the soup. Simmer until the egg is fully cooked.

5. 05

   Finish the flavour

   Turn heat low, add vinegar and pepper, then taste. Scatter scallion and serve.