Hot and Sour Soup with Crab

  5.0 – 3 reviews  • Mushroom
Yield: 4 servings
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 ounce dried shiitake mushrooms
  2. 6 cups chicken stock
  3. 3 tablespoons peeled and finely julienned ginger
  4. 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
  5. 2 teaspoons Chinese chili paste with garlic
  6. 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
  7. 1/4 cup soy sauce
  8. 1 cup canned slivered bamboo shoots, drained
  9. 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  10. 2 teaspoons sugar
  11. Kosher salt
  12. 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  13. 2 tablespoons cold water
  14. 1 large egg, beaten
  15. 4 ounces fresh cooked crabmeat
  16. 1/4 cup green onions or scallions, white and green parts, cut on the bias into thin strips or julienned

Instructions

  1. Place the dried shiitake mushrooms in a small heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Allow to soak for 30 minutes. Drain, rinse, and cut into thin slices. Set aside.
  2. In a large saucepan, heat the chicken stock. Add the ginger, garlic, chile paste, vinegar, soy sauce, reconstituted shiitake mushrooms, and bamboo shoots. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add the lime juice and sugar and season to taste with salt.
  3. Make a cornstarch slurry by mixing together the cornstarch and water. Add the slurry to the soup and simmer for a few minutes until the soup thickens. Bring the soup to a boil and slowly pour in the beaten egg, stirring gently a few times with a spoon or with chopsticks. Don’t whisk or stir too vigorously–you want nice long shreds of egg. The egg will cook almost instantly. Remove the soup from the heat.
  4. On the plate: Ladle the soup into 4 bowls. Top each bowl with an ounce of crabmeat and garnish with the green onions.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 4 servings
Calories 242
Total Fat 6 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Carbohydrates 28 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sugar 10 g
Protein 19 g
Cholesterol 85 mg
Sodium 1573 mg
Serving Size 1 of 4 servings
Calories 242
Total Fat 6 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Carbohydrates 28 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sugar 10 g
Protein 19 g
Cholesterol 85 mg
Sodium 1573 mg

Reviews

Jesus Martinez
8 cups chicken broth. 3 eggs.
Kendra Ward
I substituted the crab meat for tofu and shrimp and it turned out amazing! I thought it turned out better that most hot and sours you would order at a restaurant. I will definitely be making this recipe again!
Christine White
I was looking for a hot and sour soup base. Instead of using the crab I poured the stock over udon noodles and steamed snow peas, shredded carrots and bok choy. Topped with green onions. To die for!!!

 

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