Tell me what you eat, I'll tell you who you are.  ~Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

THL section: RECIPES: SOUPS: HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Hot & Sour Soup

- ½ lb pork, cooked and shredded
- 6 ½ tsp cornstarch
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp sherry
- 6 oz tofu
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 3 tbsp white vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- ½ cup bamboo shoots, chopped
- 2 tbsp cold water
- 2 eggs, slightly beaten
- 2 tbsp green onions, chopped
- 2 tsp Tabasco pepper sauce

Toss pork with ½ tsp cornstarch, ½ tsp salt and sherry.
Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
Cut tofu into ½" cubes.
Heat broth, vinegar, soy sauce and remaining salt and bring to a boil.
Stir in bamboo shoots, mushrooms, pork and tofu.
Cover and reduce heat to simmer for 5 minutes.
Mix remaining 6 tsp cornstarch, water.
Add to boiling soup, stirring continuously.
Pour eggs slowly into soup while stirring - until shred forms.
Stir in onions and Tabasco sauce.
Serve immediately.