Easy Hot and Sour Soup

Ingredients

• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 8 oz firm tofu
• 4 oz shiitake mushrooms
• 3 tbsp rice vinegar
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp chili garlic sauce(optional)
• 2 green onions(optional)
• 1 tsp sesame oil(optional)

Instructions

1. 1

   Slice the tofu into thin strips and slice the mushrooms; chop the green onions.

2. 2

   Bring the broth to a simmer in a pot over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, soy sauce, white pepper, and chili garlic sauce; simmer 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Stir in the tofu and rice vinegar. Whisk the cornstarch with 1/4 cup water and stir it in; simmer 2 minutes until slightly thickened.

4. 4

   Reduce heat to low and drizzle the beaten eggs slowly in a thin stream while gently stirring to form ribbons, about 1 minute.

5. 5

   Finish with sesame oil and green onions, then serve hot.