How to make restaurant-quality Hot & Sour Soup

This classic Chinese soup is spicy, savory, and tangy. It's loaded with umami-packed mushrooms and is EASY to make!

📝 Soup Base

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📝 Vegetables

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Cook the Broth

1 Season and cook the chicken broth. See detailed recipe

Add Mushrooms, Tofu, & Bamboo.

2 Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. See detailed recipe

Thicken with Cornstarch Slurry

3 Mix Cornstarch and water for a slurry, and slowly pour in and mix into the soup to thicken. See detailed recipe

Add Egg Ribbons

4 Slowly pour in beat eggs while stirring slowly for egg ribbons. See detailed recipe

Add Vinegar & Sesame Oil

5 More Vinegar = more "sour" flavor. Adjust to your preference. See detailed recipe

Serve & Enjoy!

6 See detailed recipe

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