Name: Easy Hot and Sour Soup with Tofu And Asparagus
Ingredients: 12 oz Fresh, firm tofu; rinse/dry; 6 md Asparagus stalks; trimmed; 4 c Chicken broth; 1 ts Sugar; 3 tb Cider vinegar; 1 tb Soy sauce; 1/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper; 3 ds Tabasco sauce

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Soups/stews, Asparagus, Tofu	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

12	oz	Fresh, firm tofu; rinse/dry
6	md	Asparagus stalks; trimmed
4	c	Chicken broth
1	ts	Sugar
3	tb	Cider vinegar
1	tb	Soy sauce
1/4	ts	Freshly ground black pepper
3	ds	Tabasco sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut the tofu in 1/2-inch squares.  Peel the asparagus stems if they are
tough or gritty; cut asparagus in 1/8-inch slices, on a steep diagonal.
Put all the ingredients except the asparagus in a large saucepan; cover
the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10
minutes. Add the asparagus and cook for 1 minute more.
Serve hot or refrigerate until needed and then reheat. This recipe
yields about 5 cups of soup.
Comments:  This is a light, porkless version of the traditionally hearty
hot and sour soup.  May be made ahead and reheated just before serving.
Recipe Source: CHICKEN DINNERS by Lorraine Bodger (c)
1991.
Harmony Books, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc., New York - 176
pages - $19.00.
As reprinted in the Mar/Apr, 1992 issue of Cookbook Digest.
Formatted for MasterCook II by:  Joe Comiskey  {* Prodigy Service ID #
JPMD44A}  on 12-12-1995.
Re-formatted for Meal-Master by:  Nancy Filbert {*Prodigy Service ID#
LRCE87A} January, 1996.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #281 by "John Weber" <hdbrer@ibm.net> on Oct
25, 97

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