A spicy and tasty Chinese hot and sour soup is everything to make you happy on a day full of tiredness and low spirits. Your day will brighten up instantly with this hot and sour soup.
The soup is loaded with chicken and veggies and I never had enough of it as I always want more and more. The spicy seasonings make the soup more luscious. Hot and Sour soup is a must-have every other day because of its deliciousness and everyone at your gathering would love to have it.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 blended eggs
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1 small carrot, julienned
- 1/2 tablespoon red chili powder
- 1/2 tablespoon white pepper
- 6 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 3 tablespoon corn starch
- 1/4 cup tomato ketchup
- 3 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 1/4 cup shredded chicken, boiled
- 150 gram shredded cabbage
- 2 tablespoons crushed red chili paste
- Oil for frying
Method to make the Hot and Sour Soup
- Take a medium-sized cooking skillet and add a little oil to it.
- Put your chicken in the heated skillet and start cooking. Season up this chicken by sprinkling salt in it.
- You need to add some spices like red chili powder and white pepper. Pour some soy sauce and also add some chili paste.
- Pour some more vinegar and add some ketchup into it.
- Cook and wait for your mixture to get to a boil. In this boiled and spiced chicken mixture, add some of the carrots into it.
- Bring your shredded cabbage and add it to your mixture.
- For five more minutes, continue cooking. When all the vegetables are merged with the chicken, you need to thicken up your mixture.
- For thickening your mixture, make a paste with corn flour and water and add to your mixture.
- Take a small-sized bowl and blend the eggs in this bowl. After lowering your heat, transfer the blended eggs into your soup.
- Pour the chicken into the serving bowls and serve with the spices including the vinegar and soy sauce.
FAQs?
What to do if the soup gets too much thick?
Add a little more water to the hot and sour soup if the soup gets too thickened. You can also add more vinegar to make it thin.
For how long hot and sour soup can stay fresh?
This hot and sour soup tastes good for 3 days at least. As you already know that the leftovers are always delicious. You must finish your soup within 3 days.
Hot and Sour Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 blended eggs
- 1/2 tablespoon salt
- 1 small carrot julienned
- 1/2 tablespoon red chili powder
- 1/2 tablespoon white pepper
- 6 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 3 tablespoon corn starch
- 1/4 cup tomato ketchup
- 3 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 1/4 cup shredded chicken boiled
- 150 gram shredded cabbage
- 2 tablespoons crushed red chili paste
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Take a medium-sized cooking skillet and add a little oil to it.
- Put your chicken in the heated skillet and start cooking. Season up this chicken by sprinkling salt in it.
- You need to add some spices like red chili powder and white pepper. Pour some soy sauce and also add some chili paste.
- Pour some more vinegar and add some ketchup into it.
- Cook and wait for your mixture to get to a boil. In this boiled and spiced chicken mixture, add some of the carrots into it.
- Bring your shredded cabbage and add it to your mixture.
- For five more minutes, continue cooking. When all the vegetables are merged with the chicken, you need to thicken up your mixture.
- For thickening your mixture, make a paste with corn flour and water and add to your mixture.
- Take a small-sized bowl and blend the eggs in this bowl. After lowering your heat, transfer the blended eggs into your soup.
- Pour the chicken into the serving bowls and serve with the spices including the vinegar and soy sauce.
