Hot-and-Sour Soup Recipe

Name: Hot-and-Sour Soup Recipe
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 10 to 12 servings as an hors d'oeuvre
Ingredients: 6 cups low-sodium vegetable broth; 5 ounces (about 15 to 20) fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and thinly sliced; 5 tablespoons Chinese black vinegar; 3 tablespoons dark soy sauce; 3 tablespoons light soy sauce; 2 tablespoons rice wine, such as Shaoxing wine; 2 teaspoons chile oil; 2 teaspoons granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 3 dried whole red chiles; 1 (8-ounce) can sliced bamboo shoots, drained and finely chopped; 1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 6 ounces extra-firm tofu, small dice; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 tablespoons water; 6 tablespoons (about 4 to 6) thinly sliced scallions, green parts only (optional)

Many ingredients yet minimal work makes for a full-flavored soup that's great served in small cups at a cocktail party or simply as a warming meal on a cold night...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients

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Why it works: Shiitake and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 142 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Hot-and-Sour Soup Recipe

10 to 12 servings as an hors d'oeuvre

Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1157Calories

32 gProtein

34 gFat

176 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Sesame	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Tofu	100g firm	76
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Shiitake	1/2 cup (73g)	34
Wine	2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)	25
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Bamboo Shoots	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Shiitake + sesametop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together142 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Shiitake + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together552 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Mushroom + winetop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,632 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-propylphenol (allspice, anise).
Mushroom + sesametop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together400 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Rice wine + winetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together472 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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