Hot and Sour Soup

• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup pork loin strips
• 1 cup firm tofu strips
• 1/2 cup wood ear mushrooms, rehydrated and sliced
• 1/2 cup bamboo shoots strips
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar (or white pepper for heat)

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather and prepare all ingredients as specified in the ingredient list.

2. 2

   Simmer chicken broth with pork strips, mushrooms.

3. 3

   Bamboo shoots.

4. 4

   Add tofu, soy sauce, and white pepper.

5. 5

   Thicken with cornstarch slurry.

6. 6

   Stir in beaten egg in a stream.

7. 7

   Remove from heat and stir in vinegar and sesame oil.

8. 8

   Serve hot immediately.