On 1/20/2010 8:41 AM, Jean B. wrote:
> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:16:47 -0500, James Silverton wrote:
>>
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> I note a recipe for Hot and Sour Soup by Jean B in r.f.recipes. It
>>> looks authentic using white pepper for heat. I wonder if any others
>>> are as horrible as me and prefer a hotter version using Sriracha sauce?
>>
>> i'm a slob. black pepper for heat, vinegar for sour.
>>
>> i see robert delfs (who says black *or* white) adds a little ketchup.
>>
>> but i seldom make it anymore, since the joint down the street makes a
>> perfectly respectable version (with some items i don't generally have on
>> hand) for $1.75.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> I didn't recall that about Delfs. I think my recipe that I now can't
> find (of course) was a combination of Delfs, Chiang, and inspiration.
>
> I don't think I want that catsup there, although AIR, the first Sichuan
> restaurant I went to (prob. in the 70s in NYC) had a famous shrimp dish
> that contained catsup.
>

I use a little ketchup in teriyaki sauce and stir-fry dishes - it's an
Asian secret ingredient. :-)