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Chinese Sweet and Sour Soup
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This soup is a perfect example of how two seemingly incompatible flavors can create a harmonious dish. The sour taste of the vinegar is balanced by the sweet sugar in a rich beef broth.
serves/makes:
ready in:
under 30 minutes
under 30 minutes
2 reviews
2 comments
ingredients
1/2 pound raw chicken breast
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon soy sauce
2 cans (10.5 ounce size) condensed beef broth
10 ounces water
1 can (4 ounce size) sliced mushrooms and liquid
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
lemon slices
directions
Skin chicken with sharp knife, cut in thin 2-inch long slices. Sprinkle with salt.
Mix cornstarch with 3 Tbsp. water and soy sauce. Combine with beef broth and water. Bring to boil, stir often, add chicken, mushrooms and liquid, vinegar and sugar. Heat. Simmer 5 minutes.
Serve with a slice of lemon in each bowl, a cruet of vinegar on the table.
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westher
nutrition data
121 calories, 1 grams fat, 8 grams carbohydrates, 20 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in fat.
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reviews & comments
EVEN BEFORE I TRY IT I GIVE T 5 STARS! I KNOW IT WILL BE GREAT!
November 11, 2013
I found this to taste very much like the soup my favorite Chinese buffet serves.
It's me again. I forget to add, of course that if a vegetarian version IS wanted, substitute vegetable stock (from cubes or a box) and also a well beaten egg can be added at the end of cooking for more protein. It will cook quickly into threads. Thanks for allowing me to add this!
August 4, 2007
This is a great recipe for Sweet and Sour soup which I adore! If you wanted a vegetarian version you could substitute a small block of soft tofu, cut in tiny cubes. If you wanted it to be a bit spicy, add Chinese chili sauce to taste. This is a fine recipe that can have many riffs played on it. Thank you!