Hot and Sour Soup

Ingredients

• For Hot and Sour Soup
• 1/4 head of large cabbage, or 1 1/4 cups chopped
• 2 medium-sized carrots
• 5-6 button mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil or any neutral oil
• 4-5 cloves garlic
• 1-inch ginger
• 1/3 cup French beans
• 1-2 small green chili
• 4 cups of water or vegetable stock
• 2-3 tablespoons coriander stems
• 2 tablespoons soya sauce
• 2 teaspoon red chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon white or black pepper powder
• 1 teaspoon chili oil, or as per taste
• For cornstarch slurry
• 2 tablespoons corn-starch
• 3 tablespoons water
• For Garnish
• Spring onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon chili oil
• Fresh coriander leaves
• NOTE: Some ingredients can be replaced with their vegan counterparts.

Instructions

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   --- Preparation ---

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   Peel the carrots and chop or grate them. Also, chop the cabbage and set it aside.

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   After that chop mushrooms, french beans, coriander stems, green chilies garlic, and ginger.

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   NOTE: Watch the recipe video to learn how to perform these cooking steps.

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   --- Stir-Frying Vegetables: ---

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   Heat oil in a saucepan or wok. Once hot, add ginger and garlic and saute for 1 minute on medium heat.

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   Add mushrooms and stir well, and saute on medium heat for 2 minutes or till the mushrooms become lightly browned.

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   Now add cabbage, carrot, french beans, green chilies and saute for about 1 minute.

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   NOTE: Watch the recipe video to learn how to perform these cooking steps.

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    --- Making hot and sour soup ---

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    Add vegetable stock, and mix. Bring it to a boil, and add chopped coriander stems. Mix well and let it boil over medium heat. Meanwhile, make a corn-starch slurry by mixing 2 tablespoons corn-starch with 3 tablespoons water. Keep it aside.

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    Once it starts to boil, add soya sauce, chili sauce, vinegar, sugar and mix everything well, and let it boil for 1 minute.

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    Now, turn the heat to low. Stir the cornstarch slurry and gradually add it to the soup. Keep stirring and mixing the soup.

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    Now add salt to taste, and mix well. Also add black or white pepper powder and mix again until everything is well combined.

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    Add spring 2-3 tablespoons spring onions and mix. Also, add 1/2 teaspoon of chili oil and mix.

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    Allow the soup to thicken on low heat. You need to cook it until it's semi-thick. Serving hot in a soup bowl and garnish with spring onion, chili oil, coriander leaves.

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    NOTE: Watch the recipe video to learn how to perform these cooking steps.

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    --- ENJOY THIS RECIPE ---

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    ENJOY THIS RECIPE.