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Hot & Sour Soup with Shiitakes & Tofu

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Total time: 3 hr 40 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 3 hr • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy

Shiitake mushrooms and tofu get a strong dose of heat from black pepper and sriracha, and a punch of sour from rice vinegar. Turn this into a heartier main dish by stirring in 1 pound of cooked peeled and deveined medium shrimp along with the corn.

Hot and sour soup with shiitakes and tofu
Hot and sour soup with shiitakes and tofu

Ingredients

Dried shiitake mushroom

1 oz

Green cabbage

4 cup(s), shredded

Shiitake mushroom

6 oz

Soy sauce

2 Tbsp

Unseasoned rice vinegar

¼ cup(s)

Sriracha hot sauce

4 tsp

Fresh ginger

1 Tbsp

Vegetable broth

64 fl oz

Egg

3 large egg(s)

Canned baby corn

15 oz

Firm tofu

14 oz

Dark sesame oil

2 tsp

Black pepper

½ tsp

Scallions

3 medium

Instructions

1

Combine dried mushrooms and 1 cup boiling water in small bowl. Let stand until mushrooms are softened, about 20 minutes. Pour off water. Snip off mushroom stems and discard; slice mushroom caps.

2

Mix together cabbage, fresh and dried shiitakes, soy sauce, vinegar, Sriracha, and ginger in 5- or 6-quart slow cooker. Pour broth over. Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, 3–4 hours on High or 6–8 hours on Low.

3

Gradually add eggs to cooker in slow, steady stream, stirring slowly and constantly to form threads. Stir in corn, tofu, sesame oil, and pepper. Cover and cook until corn is heated through, about 5 minutes on High. Ladle soup evenly into 8 bowls and sprinkle with scallions and basil leaves, if using.

4

Per serving: about 1 3/4 cups

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