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RecipeIndo-ChineseSoup

Easy Chicken Hot and Sour Soup, Restaurant Style

Name: Easy Chicken Hot and Sour Soup, Restaurant Style
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indo-Chinese
Ingredients: 500 g Chicken Soup Pieces; 2 l Water; 1 inch Ginger, sliced; 3 cloves Garlic; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Oil; 100 g Mushrooms, sliced; 1 Carrot, julienned; 1 cup Cabbage, shredded; 2 tbsp Soy sauce; 2 tbsp Vinegar; 1 tsp White pepper; 1 tsp Chilli sauce; 2 tbsp Cornflour slurry; 1 Egg, beaten; 2 Spring onion, sliced

A peppery, tangy soup with chicken pulled from simmered soup pieces, mushrooms, carrot and a ribbon of egg.

Total time

45 m

20 m hands-on

Serves

generously

Difficulty

Easy

pepper and vinegar

Soup

Indo-Chinese

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Raw materials

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Method

7 steps. Read it through before you start.

01
Thaw
Thaw the chicken in the fridge overnight, about 12 hours, still in its pack. Never thaw on the counter. Pat dry before cooking.
02
Make the stock
Simmer the soup pieces, ginger, garlic and salt in the water for 25 minutes. Cook until no pink remains and the juices run clear, or 74 °C at the thickest part if you use a thermometer.
03
Pull the chicken
Lift out the pieces. Shred the meat and discard the bones. Strain the stock.
04
Cook the vegetables
Heat the oil. Cook the mushrooms, carrot and cabbage for 3 minutes. Add the stock.
05
Season
Add the soy, vinegar, pepper and chilli sauce. Stir in the slurry and simmer until slightly thick.
06
Egg ribbons
Pour in the egg in a thin stream, stirring once. Add the shredded chicken.
07
Serve
Finish with spring onion and extra vinegar.

Questions

How do I get thin egg ribbons?+

Stir the soup in one direction and pour the egg slowly in a thin stream.

Can I make it spicier?+

Yes. Add more white pepper and chilli sauce at the end.

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