May 11, 2006
The Other Penicillin
For fighting off colds, I'm big on chicken soup. Hey, it can't hurt and you get lunch out of it. Greek egg lemon soup is my favorite, but for serious colds, you have to turn up the heat. That means Chinese Hot and Sour Soup. It's a little work to assemble the ingredients (but I now have them all in my pantry, dried mushrooms keep forever) but you are good to go once you have them all on hand. This comes together in under a half hour. For 4-6
4 dried Chinese black mushrooms
4 dried shiitake mushrooms
1/4 cup dried Chinese lily buds (flowers optional)
5 cups chicken stock
1 teaspoon soy sauce
8 ounces fresh firm tofu, cut into thin strips
4 ounces bamboo shoots, cut into thin strips
2 baby bok choy thinly sliced
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 (4-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into thin strips (slightly freeze first)
1 tablespoon arrowroot mixed with 2 tablespoons stock to form paste
1 tablespoon sesame oil
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon cracked white pepper
2 thinly slivered scallions (green and white parts)
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
Soak mushrooms and lily flowers in boiling hot water for 20 minutes. Drain, strain through cheesecloth and reserve soaking liquid. Chop the mushrooms.
In a large pot, combine soaking liquid and chicken stock. Bring to a boil and season with soy sauce. Simmer 5 minutes, add tofu, exotic mushrooms and bok choy. Slowly add egg to soup, stirring gently. Then add pork or chicken. Cover and cook about 5 minutes on simmer.
Stir a little of the hot stock into arrowroot paste and add this mixture to the soup. Cook another 2 minutes.
Stir in sesame oil, vinegar and white pepper. Adjust the seasoning. Sprinkle with scallions and cilantro, serve immediately
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