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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Hot And Sour Soup (mf)

January 28, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Meats		Soups &, Stews	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	T	Sesame oil
1		Fresh ginger, 1/2t dried
1		Clove garlic, minced
2	c	Chicken or vegetable broth
2	c	Water
2	T	Rice vinegar
2	T	Soy sauce
1/2	t	Sugar
10	oz	Mushrooms, cleaned trimmed
		thinly sliced
8	oz	Sliced bamboo shoots
		drained
1/2	lb	Frozen cubed chicken breasts
		1/2-1 lb
10	oz	Frozen petite peas, thawed
		Salt
1	t	Hot sauce or oriental chili
		paste w/garlic

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat the sesame oil in a large saucepan, over medium heat. Add the
ginger and garlic and saute until you can smell the aroma of the
garlic, about 20 seconds.  Add the broth to the saucepan with the
water, vinegar, soy sauce,  sugar and mushrooms. Cover and bring the
liquid to a boil over high  heat. Reduce to a simmer and cook over
moderate heat until the  mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes.  Add
the bamboo shoots and chicken to the broth, bring the liquid back  to a
simmer and cook, over low heat until the chicken is cooked  through.
Add the peas and simmer 3 minutes longer or until heated  through.
Season to taste with salt and serve the hot sauce on the  side if you
wish.  Yield: 4 servings  Copyright, 1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All
Rights Reserved Recipe By  : COOKING MONDAY-FRIDAY SHOW #MF6762  Posted
to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #305  Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 18:02:06 -0500
From: Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net>

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