Hot and Sour Rice Soup
By: Anonymous
Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 1:26am

Ingredients




6 dried black mushrooms (soaked, drained and sliced thin)
5 1/2 cups broth
1/4 pound boneless pork (cut into matchsticks)
1/2 cup slivered Bamboo shoots
1/2 small carrot (cut into matchsticks)
1 1/2 cups rice, cooked
1/4 cup rice or white vinegar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

Preparation

1 In 4-quart Dutch oven, heat broth to boiling on medium heat. Add pork, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and carrots. Cook 3 minutes. 2 Add rice, vinegar, soy sauce, white pepper, sesame oil and hot pepper sauce. Return to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes. 3 In a cup, stir together cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually stir it into the soup. Cook until slightly thickened. Remove from heat. Gradually add egg in a steady stream, stirring constantly. 4 Garnish with green onion.