Chinese Hot And Sour Soup

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 cups chicken stock (i can buy a good quality canned capmbell's asian style one)
• 2 ounces dried vermicelli, broken into pieces about 1 to 2 inches
• 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
• 7 ounces finely diced chicken, skinless,boneless,taken from breast or thigh
• 1/2 cup canned bamboo shoot, shredded
• 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
• 2 tablespoons ketchup or 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon sherry wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 scallions
• 1 small red chile, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat stock in large saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 place noodles in a bowl, add boiling water to cover and soak until soft-about 3-5 minutes drain and add to the stock.
• 3 place mushrooms in a bowl, add boiling water to cover and soak for 5 minutes.
• 4 drain, slice thinly and add to the stock.
• 5 add diced chicken, bamboo shoots and ginger and stir to combine.
• 6 cook until chicken is tender, 3-4 minutes.
• 7 stir in remaining ingredients and cook for 1-2 minutes more.
• 8 taste and adjust seasonings by adding a little more vinegar or chili as desired.
• 9 serve immediately, ladled into bowls.