Hot And Sour Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 or 4 dried black mushrooms
1/4 lb. lean pork
2 bean curd cakes (tofu)
1 scallion
1 egg
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 c. water
5 c. chicken broth
1 c. mushroom-soaking liquid
1 Tbsp. sherry
2 Tbsp. white vinegar
3/4 to 1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soy sauce
1/4 tsp. pepper
Tabasco sauce

Preparation

Soak dried mushrooms in water.
Reserve soaking liquid.
Sliver mushrooms, pork and bean curd.
Mince scallion.
Beat egg lightly. Blend cornstarch and cold water to make a paste.
Bring stock and mushroom-soaking liquid to a boil.
Add pork and mushrooms and simmer covered 10 minutes.
Add bean curd and simmer, covered, 3 minutes more.