Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, mike's chinese hot and sour soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Mike's Chinese Hot And Sour Soup is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Mike's Chinese Hot And Sour Soup is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mike's chinese hot and sour soup using 27 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's Chinese Hot And Sour Soup:
- Prepare ● For The Hot & Sour Soup
- Prepare 5 Cups Chicken Or Beef Stock
- Make ready 1 1/2 Cups Precooked Shreaded Chicken, Beef Or Pork [packed]
- Make ready 1/4 Cup Bamboo Shoots [drained - thin sliced]
- Prepare 1/4 Cup Water Chestnuts [drained - minced]
- Make ready 1/4 Cup Shiitake Mushrooms [small chop - or, white & brown]
- Prepare 6 oz Firm Tofu [1/2" chop]
- Make ready 2 tsp Fine Minced Fresh Ginger
- Make ready 1 [or 2 - your call] LG Eggs [beaten]
- Prepare 2 tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar
- Take 1 1/2 tbsp Sriracha Chile Sauce
- Prepare 3 tbsp Soy Sauce
- Get 1 tbsp Brown Sugar
- Make ready 1 tsp Sesame Seed Oil
- Prepare 1/4 tsp Chinese 5 Spice
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- Prepare ● For The Thickener
- Prepare 2 tbsp Corn Starch + 2 tbs Water [more if you want her more viscous]
- Prepare ● For The Sides & Garnishments
- Take as needed Fresh Chives [minced]
- Get as needed Fresh Cilantro Leaves
- Prepare as needed Thai Chilies [fine minced - optional]
- Make ready as needed Crispy Chow Mein Noodles
- Get as needed Soy Sauce
- Make ready as needed Chile Sauce
- Make ready ● For The Options
- Get 1/8 Cup Dried Roasted Nori [aka dried seaweed - rough chopped]
Steps to make Mike's Chinese Hot And Sour Soup:
- Chop your veggies. Heat everything in the Hot & Sour Soup section for 20 minutes. Stir regularly. At 20 minutes in, add your whisked egg[s] and stir constantly until eggs are fully cooked. Then, while soup is at a steady simmer, add your corn starch and water mixture slowly. She'll thicken up quickly as she bubbles away. Add more corn starch and water if you'd like her a bit thicker. ● P.S., this is the actual color of soup below. The kiddos somehow ended up taking darker faced photos upon down lighting with the other pictures.
- Brown, white, oyster or Shiitake mushrooms really do make this dish! Your choice! Just dice!
- For The Sides & Garnishments. Thai Chilies, fresh Cilantro leaves and chopped Chives.
- Dried Roasted Nori. To taste. Definitely consider this addition!
- Fresh crunchy Chow Mein Noodles are always a must atop this flavorful dish!
- Top view.
- Serve Hot & Sour Soup with the fresh garnishments listed. Especially the fresh Cilantro. It really does make the dish! Serve soup piping hot with fresh, crunchy Chow Mein Noodles and Soy Sauce. Enjoy!
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