: Hot and Sour Soup

: categories: soup and stews

: 5 oz boneless pork loin, cut into 1/4-inch-thick strips (2/3 cup)
: 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce*
: 4 small Chinese dried black mushrooms*
: 12 small dried tree ear mushrooms*
: 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
: 12 dried lily buds* (sometimes called golden needles)
: 1/2 cup canned sliced bamboo shoots*, cut lengthwise into
: 1/8-inch-wide strips (from an 8-oz can)
: 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
: 2 tablespoons rice vinegar (not seasoned)
: 1 tablespoon light soy sauce*
: 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
: 1 teaspoon kosher salt
: 2 tablespoons peanut oil
: 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
: 3 to 4 oz firm tofu (about a quarter of a block), rinsed and drained,
: then cut into 1/4-inch-thick strips
: 2 large eggs
: 2 teaspoons Asian sesame oil*
: 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground white pepper
: 2 tablespoons thinly sliced scallion greens
: 2 tablespoons fresh whole cilantro leaves


This is "sour" soup, but not "hot". The chile oil or chile paste has
been omitted. You can substitute crushed red pepper if you can't get
chile oil.