{ Dinner Time: A personal serving of Hot and Spicy Soup } 简易酸辣汤

My husband travels once or twice a month for work. When he is away, I usually cook simple one-pot dinner for me and the kids.



During a day on his last trip, I decided to cook some dishes to go with rice, mainly because I found big short-neck clams selling at a mini mart, and they are the kids' favourite.



I had this terrible craving for Hot and Sour soup for days due to the hot weather. Hence, I cooked a small portion of it for myself. (Yes, I bothered to do that! :P)



There isn't soup for the kids, so I cooked the clams in broth, which I will be sharing the recipe. There is lots of sauce for the Steamed Cod too. So no problems for the kids to go with their rice. Then I realised, no greens! Opps!



This is a very simple cheat Hot and Spicy recipe that I'm sharing, just to curb my cravings. ;)

Ingredients:

• 500ml Chicken Broth


• 1 tablespoon Black Vinegar


• 1/2 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce


• 1 teaspoon Ground Black Powder


• Salt to taste


• Cornflour Mixture (thickener)


• Chilli Oil

A small amount each of the followings:

• Chicken Breast meat, cooked and shredded


• Black Wood Ear aka Black Fungus, shredded


• Bamboo Shoots, shredded


• Carrot, shredded


• Shitake Mushroom, sliced


• Tofu, cut into strips

How to do it:

1. Bring broth to a boil.


2. Add in the ingredients except for the tofu.Put all the shredded ingredients in the broth.


3. Bring to a simmer.


4. Add the vinegar, light soy sauce and pepper.


5. Add salt to taste.


6. Add in the tofu and continue to simmer for a minute.


7. Gradually add in the cornflour mixture to achieve your desire thickness.


8. Add some chilli oil and serve.

Note:

• I usually use ground black pepper but I ran out of it so I used white pepper powder instead.


• Adjust the amount of black vinegar according to your liking.


• The ingredients used and the amount used for the soup are to your preference but Black Fungus, Bamboo Shoots and Mushrooms are a must for me. They add the crunch for the soup.

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