A recipe for Hot and Sour Soup with Tofu. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Hot and Sour Soup with Tofu shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
3 Tbs. Vegetable oil2 lg. Sweet red peppers, cored, seeded and cut into 3/4 x 1/4" strips (about 3/4 cup)
1 sm. Bunch green onions cut diagonally into 3/4" pieces (about 1 1/2 cups)
2 c. Chicken broth canned OR homemade
2 c. Vegetable stock OR water (stock recipe in next post)
2 Tbs. Soy sauce
2 Tsp. Red wine vinegar
1/2 Tsp. Crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 Tsp. Salt
1/8 Tsp. Pepper
2 Tbs. Cornstarch
3 Tbs. Water
1 Tsp. Oriental sesame oil
1/2 lb. Snow peas fresh or frozen
1 lb. Firm tofu drained and cut into 1/2" cubes
1 can (8 oz.) sliced water chestnuts, drained
Directions
Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add pepper and onion; stir fry about 5 minutes. Add chicken broth vegetable stock and soy sauce. Bring to boiling. Lower heat; simmer for about 5 minutes. Stir together vinegar red pepper flakes salt pepper cornstarch water and sesame oil in a small bowl until smooth. Add to soup with fresh snow peas; cook for about 5 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Add tofu frozen snow peas if using and water chestnuts. Gently heat through.
