easy hot & sour soup recipe
easy hot & sour soup recipe is neither as thick as sweet corn soup nor as watery as clear soups. go easy on the cornflour slurry and serve hot soup.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 2bowls | 10minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 10 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1tbsp olive oil
- 2clove garlicfinely chopped
- 1inch Gingerfinely chopped
- 1green chillifinely chopped
- 2tbsp pink onionfinely chopped
- 1large carrotfinely chopped
- 3tbsp Cabbagefinely chopped
- 2tbsp beansfinely chopped
- 2tbsp vinegar
- 4cup of water
- 1tsp hot & sweet sauce
- 1tsp pepper powder
- 2tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2tsp brown sugar
- 1tsp Chilli sauce
- salt to taste
- 2tbsp fresh garlic & onion chives
- for the cornflour slurry:
- 2tbsp cornflour
- 1/4cup Water
Instructions
- irstly, take a pan and add the oil.
- add the chopped garlic, ginger and chilli. sauté
- now add the onion and stir fry until it turns pink.
- add the carrot and beans. i had the sweet red carrots and used those. you can use orange ones.
- carrot and beans are not boiled so chop them finely and sauté till cooked but al dente.
- lastly, add the cabbage as it does not need much cooking time.
- pour in the water, soy sauce, vinegar, chilli sauce and hot & sweet sauce.
- furthermore, add the pepper powder, sugar and salt.
- let it all boil for a couple of minutes.
- meanwhile, prepare the cornflour slurry by mixing the cornflour in water.
- gently pour the cornflour slurry into the soup and keep stirring to avoid lumps.
- the soup will start thickening and then you can turn off the flame.
- finally, for the garnish, add the fresh garlic and spring onion chives.
- pour into a bowl and enjoy this easy hot & sour soup recipe piping hot.
Recipe Notes
1. adjust the chillies to make it less spicy
2. add shredded chicken for the non-veg lovers.
3. don’t add too much cornflour.
