hi everybody
welcome to Mrs. Lin's Kitchen
today I'm going to show you
how to make hot and sour soup
hot and sour soup is
very popular
and it's everybody's favorite
including mine
and today I'm going to show you
how to make my version of
hot and sour soup
so let's get started
one of the ingredients
in this dish
is the wood ear
what is wood ear?
Wood ear looks like this
and I have the mini
the tiny version of a wood ear
it's a dry wood ear that
you can get in the Asian grocery store
and it looks like this
but you cannot just use it like this
you have to soak it in water
and once you put it in the water
it will expand and
it looks like this
and it's very flexible
that you can cut into shape
and for our purpose
we will have to cut into strings
this is dried shitake mushroom
also you won't be able to use it just like this
and you want to need
to put in the water
and let it soak
so it gets soft and flexible
this is too rigid
and this is soft
so you can cut it into string also
everything in this dish
needs to be cut into thin strips
so one other ingredients
is the bamboo shoot
and you can find it in the store
it's usually cut in to strings or strips
and this particular one is already in a strips form
with the tofu
you will want to get either a medium firm tofu
or firm tofu
and you don't want to use a soft tofu
that's to soft for this purpose
it will just fall apart in your soup
so either medium firm or firm
and you want to cut it into a string
and lastly
is the pork
and I use the port butt
for this purpose
because it has some fat
the fat gives you more flavor
to the soup
and you want to cut into a string as well
but this one
you use this for making the soup stock
so you will need to boil the pork butt
in water first
for about 20 minutes
and take them out let it cool
and and then cut into strings
carrots you will also need to take off the skin
and then cut it into strings
that's about it for all the ingredients
here is the ingredients overview
be sure to leave the pork butt whole
until you have boiled it
to make the soup stock
for thickening the soup stock
you will want to mix two tablespoon of cornstarch
with quarter cup of water and
pour it into the soup
tapioca powder is also a good alternative for cornstarch
first
start by filling a pot with 7 cups of water
and placing the pork butt into the pot
allow it to cook for about 20 to 30 minutes
in low heat
while waiting for the soup stock to be made
prepare the vegetables
by cutting them into strips
or strings
as mentioned before
be sure to soak the dried wood ear mushrooms
and dried shiitake mushrooms
before you cut them into strings
in cold water
you will need to soak them for at least 1 hour
once 20 to 30 minutes has passed
allow the pork butt to cool then
you can begin cutting the pieces into small strips
when all the ingredients are cut into strips
turn on the heat to high
for the soup stock
in the case that your soup stock it's a little bit low
you can use the water used to soak the mushrooms and
pour it into the soup stock
you can then add all the ingredients
to the pot
including the carrots
wood ear
shiitake mushroom
bamboo shoot and tofu
finally
add the strips of pork
and mix around and
wait for it to boil
once it begins to boil
add in the beaten egg
and stir slowly
to thicken the soup stock
and in the cornstarch and water mixture
into the soup
and mix well
you can then turn off the heat
then add the additional flavoring
for the soup
which includes rice vinegar
and finally white pepper
to give it a signature hot flavor
make sure to mix in the pepper well
and make sure it is well dispersed
so you won't get a spicy surprised
so here is my version of hot and sour soup
hot and sour soup
always taste better
when it's served warm
so it's a good idea
to invest yourself a personal size donabe pot
along with a hibachi grill
or tea pot warmer
hot and sour soup
if it's not hot or sour enough for you
you can always adjust the level of white pepper
and rice vinegar right before you eat
I hope you enjoy watching me
show you how to make
my version of hot and sour soup today
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