Hot Spicy Soup Recipes

CHINESE SPICY HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• Soak the dried mushrooms and tiger lily buds in warm water for 20 minutes. After trimming off any tough stems, slice the mushrooms. With the fingers, shred the tiger lily stems.
• Place the mushrooms, tiger lily buds, stock, bamboo shoots, and shredded pork into a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Stir in soy sauce, sugar, salt, white pepper, and vinegar. Combine cornstarch with 3 tablespoons water. Add a little of the hot soup to the cornstarch, and then return all to the pan. Heat to boiling, stirring. Add the bean curd, and cook 1 to 2 minutes.
• Just before serving, turn off the heat. Stir the egg in gradually. Mix in sesame oil. Sprinkle each serving with scallions.

HOT SPICY SOUP

Steps:

• In saucepan bring chicken stock, water, gingerroot, garlic, hot peppers and sugar to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
• Strain through a fine sieve and return to pot.
• Trim dry ends off lemongrass and peel away any tough outer leaves.
• Cut into 1" lengths and add to pot.
• Add fish, corn, mushrooms and green onions.
• Bring to simmer and simmer for 3 minutes or unt9il fish flakes easily.
• Stir in red pepper, coriander, lime rind and juice.