Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Hot and Sour Soup

Hot and Sour Soup

Ingredients:
4 cups Vegetable stock
4-5 French beans, chopped
½ cup carrot, grated
1/2 cup Cabbage, shredded
3-4 mushrooms, chopped
1 small Green capsicum, chopped
1/2 cup Onion, chopped
2-3 stalk Spring onion greens, finely chopped
2-3 cloves Garlic, chopped
1 inch piece Ginger, grated
2 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp corn flour
2 Green chilies
Salt to taste
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp Oil
Some Flat Noodles, fried





Method:

1) Cook Noodles with a pinch of salt. Once noodles are done, cool and drain. Fry them and keep aside.
2) Heat oil in a deep pan. Add onion, garlic and ginger and sauté for a minute.
3) Add French beans, carrot, cabbage and mix. Briefly sauté for 1-2 minutes on high heat
4) Add mushrooms and continue to sauté. Then Add Capsicum and continue to sauté.
5) Add soy sauce then vegetable stock. Mix and add salt, sugar and mix. Add corn flour mixed in a little water and keep aside
6) Once the soup starts boiling, Add corn flour mixture slowly.
7) Let it thicken a bit and the add vinegar and stir.
8) Pour into individual soup bowls. Garnish with spring onion greens, fried noodles and serve hot.

Note:


Don’t overcook vegetables. Sauté vegetables in big wok (Chinese style) while on high heat.

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