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Hot and Sour soup.

Serves 4 - 5 persons.

Preparation time: about 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups Stock
• 150 g chicken fillet (shredded)
• 75 g prawns
• 1/2 cup baby corn
• 1/2 bean sprout
• 2 medium-sized carrots (thinly sliced)
• 1/2 cup cabbage
• 3 Chinese dried mushrooms
• 1 cake of tofu (bean curd)
• 2 tbps soy sauce
• 2 tbps vinegar
• 2 tbps chili sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 2 tbps corn flour
• 1 egg
• spring onion diced

Method / Instructions:

1. Soak the mushrooms in warm water for 20 minutes, then squeeze dry. Discard the hard stalks, then cut the mushrooms into thin shreds.
   
   
2. In the prepared stock, add all the vegetables, thinly sliced. Add the cooked prawns and shredded chicken into the soup.
   
   
3. Simmer for 2 minutes, add soy sauce, chili sauce, white pepper, pepper and vinegar and salt.
   
   
4. Afterwards, add corn flour mixed with water, stir until desired consistency reached.
   
   
5. Beat the egg, add into the soup slowly. Add sesame oil and garnish with spring onion, you are ready to serve.
   
   
6. Serve hot.

Variation:
If you prefer a thicker soup simply mix 2 teaspoons corn flour to a smooth paste with 1 tablespoon water and stir into the soup at the end. Cook for 1 or 2 minutes.

Best Wishes.