Napa Goat Ranch's Hot And Sour Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• napa goat ranch chinese hot & sour soup
• 1/4 lb lamb steak (sliced 1/4-inch thick)
• 4 large dried shiitake mushrooms
• 7 ounces firm tofu (sliced into 1/4-inch thick sticks)
• 1/2 cup whole canned bamboo shoot (sliced into 1/4 matchsticks)
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 4 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch (for paste)
• 2 tablespoons shoyu, sauce*
• 1 teaspoon shoyu, sauce
• 2 -3 drops sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon green onion (sliced)
• 1 egg (well beaten)
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 -3 drops hot chili oil

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl make a shoyu paste using 2 tbsp of cornstarch and 2 tbsp shoyu.
• 2 cut the lamb strips into ¼ x 2â€? (approx) long strips. place the lamb strips in shoyu paste to marinate- set aside.
• 3 prepare the dried shitake mushrooms by soaking them on very hot water for about 10 minutes until soft and pliable. next cut out the tough stem portion and slice the mushrooms very thinly.
• 4 bring the chicken broth and sliced mushrooms to a boil. now add the bamboo shoots, tofu, vinegar, soy sauce, pepper and return the pot to a boil.
• 5 add the lamb, sir constantly- thicken with more shoyu paste if necessary to obtain a slightly thick soup.
• 6 take the soup off the heat, add in the beaten egg- stirring as you do to create egg “swirlsâ€?.
• 7 add several drops of sesame oil, chili oil, and green onions to your taste!
• 8 *shoyu sauce is a type of soy sauce that has a very distinctive and delightful taste. you can usually find this in larger supermarkets or asian markets. regular soy sauce can be substituted if you can’t find any!