Comments on: Authentic Hot and Sour Soup (酸辣汤) https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/authentic-hot-and-sour-soup Modern Chinese Recipes Thu, 09 Nov 2023 18:22:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 By: Maggie Zhu https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/authentic-hot-and-sour-soup/#comment-220157 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 18:22:34 +0000 http://104.236.198.25/?p=1930#comment-220157 In reply to Gale.

It’s so hard to measure wood ear mushrooms because they come in different sizes and rehydrate in different rate. They are also light weight so it’s hard to measure on a scale.
I believe I used a scant 1/4 (60 ml) dried mushrooms, which gives you about 1 cup of loosely packed mushroom once dehydrated. The picture that shows the wood ear mushrooms in water is the amount I used in this recipe.

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By: Gale https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/authentic-hot-and-sour-soup/#comment-220123 Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:10:59 +0000 http://104.236.198.25/?p=1930#comment-220123 哈喽 Maggie,
Thanks for this recipe! I’m currently trying to do it right now but I encountered a question. I’m not comfortable at all in the use of imperial units (fellow European here), so my question is: how many dried mushrooms do you use? Is it about like in your pictures? I put about the same as the pictures above but I wanted to make it sure it was right for later
Thanks again for this recipe!

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By: Maggie Zhu https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/authentic-hot-and-sour-soup/#comment-219054 Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:25:55 +0000 http://104.236.198.25/?p=1930#comment-219054 In reply to Janis.

Hi Janis, if you only use soy sauce, the soup won’t turn out very dark. The color is from dark soy sauce. Also depending on the brand of the dark soy sauce, the color might vary slightly (not by a huge difference).

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By: Janis https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/authentic-hot-and-sour-soup/#comment-219039 Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:40:26 +0000 http://104.236.198.25/?p=1930#comment-219039 3 stars
Not sure how your soup turned out so dark! Mine looked milky, not dark and rich. I added far more soy sauce than the recipe called for.

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By: Vivian W. https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/authentic-hot-and-sour-soup/#comment-217391 Sun, 20 Aug 2023 14:26:37 +0000 http://104.236.198.25/?p=1930#comment-217391 This is very close to the way I’ve made this soup for years. I do use pork but I use beef stock instead of chicken stock. Either way, delish! It’s got my mouth watering and craving this soup. I haven’t made it in a while so will do so when the weather cools down a bit.

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By: Angela Mittmann https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/authentic-hot-and-sour-soup/#comment-216324 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 23:34:40 +0000 http://104.236.198.25/?p=1930#comment-216324 In reply to Maggie Zhu.

Thanks. Important to update the recipe, especially for novice cooks to know not to undercook these meats.

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By: Maggie Zhu https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/authentic-hot-and-sour-soup/#comment-216323 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 23:08:38 +0000 http://104.236.198.25/?p=1930#comment-216323 In reply to Angela Mittmann.

The pork / chicken will be cooked very fast, 1 to 2 minutes (assuming the soup is on a low simmer), depending on how thick you cut them. Usually the meat will be cooked by the time that the eggs are set.
You can cook the meat for 1 minute before adding the eggs. Because the eggs will take a minute to set, the meat will be fully cooked by then.

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By: Angela Mittmann https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/authentic-hot-and-sour-soup/#comment-216322 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:27:22 +0000 http://104.236.198.25/?p=1930#comment-216322 Can you tell us the minimal time the pork/chicken should cook for? The directions indicate that by the time the egg swirls in, the meat will be cooked.

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By: Maggie Zhu https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/authentic-hot-and-sour-soup/#comment-210758 Fri, 13 Jan 2023 23:38:30 +0000 http://104.236.198.25/?p=1930#comment-210758 In reply to Sarah Paty.

I do have a few recipes that use dried lily flowers and the mushrooms:
Moo shu vegetables: https://omnivorescookbook.com/moo-shu-vegetables
Buddha’s delight: https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/buddhas-delight
Northern Chinese style noodle sauce: https://omnivorescookbook.com/chinese-gravy-noodles
Mushroom salad: https://omnivorescookbook.com/wood-ear-mushroom-salad
Lotus root stir fry: https://omnivorescookbook.com/lotus-root-stir-fry/

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By: Sarah Paty https://omnivorescookbook.com/recipes/authentic-hot-and-sour-soup/#comment-210685 Thu, 12 Jan 2023 02:08:36 +0000 http://104.236.198.25/?p=1930#comment-210685 Do you have any additional recipes (must be healthy like this one) that also use these dry ingredients (mushrooms and lily flowers)? I don’t want them to go to waste. I can always make this recipe again to continue using the dry ingredients, but I want to change things up and diversify the things that I eat so I don’t get sick of eating the same thing too often.

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