Rusty wrote:
> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
> > The DH and I went to our favorite Chinese restaurant last night and
> > they must have changed cooks or something, b/c the hot and sour soup
> > was just *wrong*.
>
>
> You can make Hot & Sour Soup in 20-minutes.

Absolutely... and 20 minutes is on the generous side... and your recipe
is closer to what's actually served in NYC Chinese restaurants,
naturally they each have their own slightly different version. I make
my own at home often (never 'zactly the same twice)... I like to add
bits of ground pork and I like a very thick soup... similar to
Cantonese lobster sauce. There's a Chinese restaurant in Smithtown, LI
that along with the traditional style does a wickedly hot version that
contains creamed corn and shrimp... excellent... just don't make the
mistake of biting into those tiny red pepper pods.


> Easy Hot & Sour Soup
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Sheldon