Hot and Sour Soup with Chicken Dumplings (Video)
If you're craving a bowl of hearty, comforting soup that balances the perfect combination of tangy and spicy, look no further than this Hot and Sour Soup with Dumplings. This recipe is an easy, yet incredibly flavorful twist on the classic hot and sour soup, packed with juicy shredded chicken, wood ear mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and silky egg ribbons. Plus, the addition of homemade dumplings makes it the ultimate full meal that will satisfy all your cravings for Chinese food.
Ingredients
- 1.5 L chicken stock
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine or any cooking wine
- 1 carrot, julienne
- 1 bunch enoki mushroom
- 1 cup bamboo shoots, thinly sliced
- 4 wood ear mushroom, rehydrated and thinly sliced
- 4 shiitake mushroom, rehydrated and thinly sliced
- ½ block firm tofu, thinly sliced
- Dumplings , homemade or store-bought
- 1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- ½ tsp white pepper
- cilantro or scallions, for garnish
- chili oil, (optional)
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 tbsp water
- 2 eggs, beaten
Instructions
- In the same large pot, add the chicken stock (or vegetable stock) and bring to a boil.
- Stir in soy sauce and cooking wine.
- Add carrots, enoki mushroom, wood ear mushrooms, shiitake mushroom, bamboo shoots to the soup. Let them simmer for about 2-3 minutes. Then add sliced tofu and simmer for another 2-3 minutes.
- In the meantime, make cornstarch slurry but mixing 2 tbsp of cornstarch with 3 tbsp of water in a small bowl. Slowly pour the corn starch slurry into the soup while stirring gently to avoid clumping. Continue simmering until the soup thickens slightly. Add more cornstarch slurry for thicker consistency.
- Beat 2 eggs. Turn off the heat then slowly drizzle the beaten eggs while stirring in circular motion to create beautiful egg ribbons.
- Finally, add Chinese black vinegar, sesame oil, and white pepper. Adjust seasoning as needed.
- In another pot, boil the dumplings according to package instructions. Add cooked dumplings to the hot and sour soup.
- Garnish with cilantro or chopped scallions. Serve hot and enjoy!
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