{"id":2072200,"date":"2024-10-30T03:33:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T12:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?post_type=recipe&p=2072200"},"modified":"2024-11-01T08:50:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T13:50:29","slug":"hot-and-sour-soup-2","status":"publish","type":"recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/hot-and-sour-soup-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot and Sour Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hot and sour soup is a pungent and spicy Chinese restaurant dish that’s quick and easy to make at home. In fact, it tastes even better when it’s made in your own kitchen. The takeout stuff can be thick and gloppy, and is not always as vibrantly hot or sour as it could be. Our family-friendly recipe is mild for the kids, but feel free to adjust the seasonings (and viscosity) to your preference.<\/p>\n

To me, the magic of hot and sour soup is in the delicate egg ribbons suspended in the soup, which you’ll also see in egg drop soup<\/a>. They’re made by simply drizzling beaten eggs into the soup as it’s being swirled\u2014a fun cooking technique to try with the kids. Once you make our hot and sour soup, you’ll never want to whip out the takeout menus again.<\/p>\n

What is hot and sour soup?<\/h2>\n

Hot and sour soup is a classic dish you’ll find at Chinese takeout restaurants, food buffets, and celebratory banquet meals. The soup varies by region, but many traditional versions include dried shiitake and wood ear mushrooms, dried lily buds, pork blood and ground white pepper. The broth can be made from chicken, pork, beef or lamb.<\/p>\n

You can still find the dried mushrooms and lily buds used in homemade versions or traditional Chinese restaurants, but our more accessible hot and sour soup recipe uses fresh shiitakes, bamboo shoots, tofu and cornstarch as a thickener.<\/p>\n

Hot and Sour Soup Ingredients<\/h2>\n

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