Serve as a starter withFried RiceandKung Pao Chicken, or have it as a meal!

Hot and Sour SoupCan you handle the heat??

Hot and Sour Soup is also what I order just because I love it.

Close up of Chinese spoon scooping up Hot and Sour Soup from bowl

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Its an all-out war of indecision, trying to decide what starter to have!

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I never thought to make it at home until I happened acrossthis recipefromWoks of Life.

Hot and Sour soup is a Chinese soup thats savoury, spicy and tangy.

White pot with hot and sour soup, fresh off the Tove

The broth is thickened and its filled with mushrooms, tofu, bamboo shoots and silky egg ribbons.

The flavour and textures in this soup are an addictive combination, making it a firm Chinese restaurant favourite!

Thesourness comes from plain white vinegar.

Ingredients for hot and sour soup broth - chicken or vegetable broth, soy sauce, sesame, vinegar, chilli, ginger, cornstarch, pepper, sugar

If youre bored,skip to the recipe!

), they have a soft crunchy texture.

All Asian stores should carry dried, and some will have fresh.Subs:More shiitake mushrooms.

What goes in Hot and Sour Soup

FIRM Tofu ensure its a firm tofu otherwise it will disintegrate when stirred.

Squeeze the packet to be sure!

Eggs to make the signature silky egg ribbons!

Mushrooms for Hot and Sour Soup - dried shiitake mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms

A big bowl of spicy-tangy-savoury-hearty deliciousness, and its just 216 calories.

There areveryfew Chinese takeout favourites that are this healthy!

Ive also been known to add rice, to fill it out.

Image of Hot and Soup Soup being ladled out of a pot, fresh off the stove

Its really, really good!

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Hot and Sour Soup is the BEST Chinese Soup for a cold!

How to make Hot and Sour Soup

so its easy to digest.

Overhead photo of 2 bowls of Hot and Sour Soup, ready to be eaten

Close up of Chinese spoon scooping up Hot and Sour Soup from bowl

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