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Viet World Kitchen Hot and Sour Soup Recipe (Suan La Tang)
Ingredients
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt, plus more as needed
  • 1 teaspoon plus 1 ½ tablespoons regular or gluten-free soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon plus 1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry
  • 2 teaspoons plus ¼ cup cornstarch
  • 6 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon water
  • 4 to 5 ounces cooked beef steak or pork chop, or 5 to 6 ounces raw beef steak, boneless pork shoulder or loin, cut into scant ¼-inch-thick matchsticks
  • 1 tablespoon neutral oil, such as canola
  • Chubby 1-inch section fresh ginger, peeled, halved lengthwise, and bruised
  • ½ cup matchstick-cut bamboo shoots, or 30 dried tiger lily bulbs, soaked and trimmed of knobby ends
  • 4 large dried shiitake mushrooms, or 4 small dried shiitake mushrooms plus 4 or 5 cloud/wood ear mushrooms, soaked, trimmed, and sliced
  • 6 cups homemade lightly salted chicken stock or canned chicken broth
  • About ¾ teaspoon white pepper
  • 8 ounces medium-firm or firm tofu, cut into ¼-inch-thick matchsticks (see tofu buying guide for tips)
  • 1 large egg beaten with 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • About 2 tablespoons Chinkiang vinegar, or 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar mixed with 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 green onion, white and green parts, thinly sliced, for garnish
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