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Ingredients: 1/4 piece of dried bean curd sheetor 50 g beancu rd (tofu)3-4 fresh mushrooms50 g lean pork50 g chicken breast50 g sau sage1 egg

Seasonings: chopped green onionpepper powdercooking winesesame oilvinegarsoy saucechicken essence (chickenstock/bouillon)saltwet cornstarch (the proportion of cornstarch and water is ususally1:2)Note: the amount of theseasonings listed above can beappropriately used according toone's personal taste.

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Chinese name: (sun l tng)Style: Sichuan (Szechuan) CuisineCharacteristics: Hot and Sour Soup is characterized by beingsour, hot, salty and fresh.

Hot and Sour Soup is mainly made of pork shreds, sausage,egg, mushroom, and dried bean curd sheet. It is usuallyeaten after the meal, helping to sober one up, getting rid of the grease and aiding digestion. It is also a good choice

when you lose your appetite.

Methods:

Step 1: Fill the wok with three bowls of water. Turn on the heat. Add the lean pork when the water isboiling and add in the cooking wine to get rid of the fishy smell. Boil it for 10-15 minutes until it is 80%

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cooked. Turn off the heat and remove it from the wok, through a colander and place on to a plate. Repeatto process the chicken breast.

Step 2: Wash and clean the mushroom, sausage and dried bean curd sheet, cut them into shreds, andplace on to separate plates. Cut the boiled lean pork and chicken breast into shreds, and place on toseparate plates, too. Crack the egg into a bowl or a small basin and beat it.

Step 3: Pour the water out of the wok, and Add in the dried bean curd sheet, mushroom, sausage, leanpork and chicken breast shreds, and add in 3/4 bowl of water until all of the ingredients are immersed. Turn

on the heat.

Step 4: Prepare a soup bowl by putting in it the pepper powder, vinegar, and chopped green onion. Whenthe liquid in the wok is boiling, change to low heat and stew it for 2-3 minutes. Turn to high heat again, addin the salt, soy sauce, wet cornstarch, chicken essence and egg soup. Once the egg soup resembles ayellowish flower floating about the water, turn off the heat. Spoon them out of the wok and pour into theprepared soup bowl. Add in the sesame oil, finally.

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Hot and Sour Soup is now ready for you to enjoy.

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On July 26, 2013, Mr. Clive, Ms. Carole, Mr. Joshuaand Mr. Edward from the United Kingdom joinedour Chinese cooking class during their tour in Xian.They had a lot of fun there with the hostess andlearnt for the first time to cook Chinese food,including making dumplings and cooking the Hotand Sour Soup. Mr. Joshua was interested inChinese food very much, and he told us happilythat from this visit he initially learnt the way tocook his beloved international dishes.

On Apr. 19, 2013, a tour group from Turkey including HUSEYIN, MERAL, ISMAIL, etc. made a familytour arranged by TravelChinaGuide in Xian, and learned to cook Hot and Sour Soup and ChineseDumplings. They enjoyed it a lot and Mr. Huseyin Said Tosun wrote in his feedback:"...I should veryclearly tell you that, I and my friends in the group, who are all my or my wife's close friends and/or

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On Jun. 03, 2011, Mr. Edward, Ms. Cheryl, Mr.Alexander & Ms. Anna from USA visited a localfamily in Xian and had an on-spot cooking class bylearning to cook Hot and Sour Soup and Kung PaoChicken from the hostess. In their feedback to us,they praised:"...Also, the food prepared at thehome visit in Xian was the best..."

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1. Apr. 22, 2013 11:12Asked by april from USA

where does the hot and spicy flavor in hot and sour soup come from

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May. 02, 2013 05:00Answered by Linda from Germany

I heard they are originated from Tu Minority villages at Chongqing.

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