I have been urging David to get into cooking. A boy shouldn't leave home and not be able to feed himself. This is what he chose to make, so I looked up my recipe and here it goes!
We quadrupled this recipe for the family. This recipe makes 5 cups, roughly two big servings...
6 medium dried black mushrooms
1/4lb. boneless pork loin (we used ground pork)
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
4-6 ounces tofu, cubed
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4 cups chicken broth
3 Tablespoons white vinegar (we used a bit more, adjust to taste later)
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 cup shredded bamboo shoots
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2 Tablespoons cornstarch
2 Tablespoons cold water
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
2 eggs, slightly beaten
2 Tablespoons chopped green onions
2 teaspoons red pepper sauce
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil (see picture)
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Soak mushrooms in hot water until soft, about 30 minutes. Drains and slice thin, discarding stems and tough pieces.
Trim fat from pork loin, and shred meat. Toss meat with 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch, 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce. Allow to sit for 15 minutes as you prepare the soup base.
Heat broth, vinegar, 1 Tablespoon soy sauce. Once it's hot, add bamboo shoots, mushrooms, bean curd, and meat. Continue to keep hot.
Mix together the 2 Tablespoons cornstarch and water and the white pepper. Stir into soup. Bring to boiling and slowly pour in beaten eggs, pulling the egg part with a fork as it hits the hot broth and cooks, making strings.
Stir in onions, pepper sauce and sesame oil. Enjoy!!
Looks who's cooking!
Getting the ingredients ready.
Cornstarch, white pepper.
Cornstarch and water with pepper.
Doesn't that look good already? It's just the broth with bamboo shoots, soy and mushrooms that I soaked and thinly sliced. I get those mushrooms in early so they can continue to soften.
Broth is simmering. I used ground pork, not shredded pork loin, so I am breaking off pieces into the pot so they are almost like mini meatballs of the pork mixture.
They float as they cook.
Keep it stirring, David.
Sesame Oil and Hot Pepper Sauce.
Adding in ingredients. Here is the cubed tofu.
The cornstarch mixture goes in.
The cornstarch mixture gives the soup it's recognizable translucent looking broth.
Stirring in the beaten eggs.
Green onions
Last touch, the pepper sauce and oil.
Last few minutes to cook the onions and it's done! David can't wait to eat!
