Total Steps
8
Ingredients
21
Tools Needed
3
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- 0.25 cup Water chestnuts
- 6.5 cup Chicken broth or white vegetable stock
- 1.0 tablespoon Sesame oil (for serving)
- 0.5 teaspoon White pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon Black pepper
- 5.0 tablespoon Water (for cornstarch paste)
- 1.0 Egg, beaten
- 5.0 tablespoon Cornstarch (for thickening)
- 2.0 teaspoon White vinegar(optional)
- 2.0 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce(optional)
- 1.0 3-inch square bean curd, sliced
- 0.25 cup Shredded bamboo shoots
- 2.0 ounce Fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 1.0 teaspoon Salt
- 1.0 teaspoon Sesame oil (for pork marinade)
- 0.5 teaspoon Cornstarch (for pork marinade)
- 0.5 teaspoon Rice wine or dry sherry(optional)
- 0.25 pound Pork butt
- 20.0 Dried tiger lily buds
- 3.0 cup Hot water
- 3.0 Dried wood ears
Instructions
Step 1
Soak the dried wood ears and dried tiger lily buds in 3 cups of hot water.
Step 2
Remove the stems from the softened wood ears. Shred the wood ears using a cleaver.
Step 3
Slice the pork butt into thin strips. Use a cleaver to chop the strips into shreds.
Step 4
Combine 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 0.5 teaspoon cornstarch, and 0.5 teaspoon rice wine or dry sherry in a small bowl. Add the pork shreds and mix well.
Step 5
Let the marinated pork stand.
Step 6
Combine the chicken broth and 1 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium. Add the fresh mushrooms, water chestnuts, shredded bamboo shoots, shredded wood ears, and lily buds to the broth. Simmer.
Step 7
Add the marinated pork shreds and sliced bean curd. Bring the soup back to a boil.
Step 8
Add Worcestershire sauce and 2 teaspoons white vinegar, if desired. Dissolve 5 tablespoons cornstarch in 5 tablespoons water to make a paste. Slowly stir this paste into the soup. Cook over medium heat until the soup thickens slightly. Stir the beaten egg into the soup. Finally, add 0.5 teaspoon black pepper, 0.5 teaspoon white pepper, and 1 tablespoon sesame oil.