Simmering Hot & Sour Soup
(from kintyre’s recipe box)
Source: Crock-pot Cookbook
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 240 minutes
Serves 4 people
Categories: Erma, appetizer, nondairy, soups
Ingredients
- 2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) chicken broth
- 1 cup chopped cooked chicken or pork
- 4 ounces fresh shiitake mushroom caps, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup sliced bamboo shoots, cut into thin strips
- 3 T rice wine vinegar
- 2 T soy sauce
- 1 1/2 t chili paste or 1 t hot chili oil
- 4 ounces firm tofu, well drained and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 2 t Asian sesame oil
- 2 T cornstarch
- 2 T cold water
- chopped cilantro or sliced green onions
Directions
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Combine chicken broth, chicken, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, vinegar, soy sauce and chili paste in the Crock-Pot slow cooker.
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Cover; cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours or on HIGH 2 to 3 hours or until done.
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Stir in tofu and sesame oil.
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Combine cornstarch with water; mix well.
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Stir into stoneware.
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Cover; cook on HIGH for 10 minutes or until thickened.
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Garnish with cilantro or green onions.