Hot& Sour Chinese Soup

Ingredients

3 c chicken broth
1 tb soy sauce
4 chinese mushrooms
219 yields
1 cake soybean curd
1/4 wide
1/4 ts pepper
2 tb lemon juice
2 tb cornstarch
3 tb water

Instructions

and caps cut into fine 1 egg, lightly beaten strips 2 tsps Oriental sesame oil, 1/2 cup bamboo shoots, cut inor to 2-inch strips, 1/41/4 tsp hot chili oil inch wide scallions, finely 1/4 lb pork, raw, lean, cut chopped for garnish into narrow strips Combine the broth, soy sauce, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and pork in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat. Simmer for about 3 minutes. Add the bean curd, pepper and lemon juice. Bring to a boil. Add the cornstarch mixture (stir the mixture again just before adding). Cook, stirring, until the soup thickens slightly. Pour the egg in very slowly, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Stir in the sesame oil or sprinkle with chili oil. Garnish with scallions. Hot & Sour Soup No. 2588 Yields 6 Servings