Hot and Sour Soup
Serves
4
Yields
1 quart
Prep time:
0:35
Cooking time:
0:35
Total time:
0:45

Ingredients

Directions

1.

In a two-quart saucepan, COMBINE chicken broth, mushrooms and ginger root; BRING to a boil.

2.

ADD chicken; SIMMER ten minutes.

3.

ADD bamboo; SIMMER five minutes.

4.

ADD vinegar, soy sauce, hot sauce and pepper; RETURN to a boil.

5.

Slowly POUR egg white into soup, STIRRING constantly (the egg white forms lacy strands as it cooks).

6.

STIR in green onions and snow pea pods.

7.

In a small bowl, COMBINE cornstarch and water; ADD to soup.

8.

RETURN to a boil for one minute, STIRRING gently.

From Southern Living '91, pg 50
Entered by Tom King via MasterCook
Nutrition

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 64 Calories; 1g Fat (19.9% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 1517mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.