Hot And Sour Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 dried black mushrooms
1/2 c. warm water
1/4 lb. boneless pork, sliced into very thin strips
2 (14 1/2 oz.) cans chicken broth
8 oz. can bamboo shoots, sliced into very thin strips
2 to 3 green onions (tops included), sliced
2 1/2 Tbsp. cider vinegar
1/8 tsp. crushed dried red pepper flakes
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
3 Tbsp. water
1 egg, slightly beaten
toasted sesame seed oil

Preparation

Soak
mushrooms in warm water 30 minutes.
Slice thinly and discard
tough
stems and liquid.
Spray 3 quart saucepan with nonstick
spray.
Lightly
saute
pork over medium heat. Add broth, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, onions, vinegar, crushed red pepper flakes and soy sauce.
Stirring occasionally, bring to boil
over medium heat and boil 10 minutes.
Stir together cornstarch\tand
water
until smooth.
Add to soup.
Stir constantly,
bring\tto
a
boil over medium heat.
Boil 1 minute. Slowly
stir
in egg in fine stream.
Sprinkle with sesame oil to taste.
May
add tofu in small cubes and salad size shrimp. Fresh mushrooms may be substituted for dried variety.