Hot And Sour Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb. lean boneless pork, very thinly sliced
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 qt. chicken stock
1 tsp. salt
4 to 5 Chinese mushrooms, slivered
1/2 c. bean curd, slivered (2 sq.)
1/2 c. bamboo shoots, slivered
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 Tbsp. vinegar
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
3 Tbsp. water
1 egg, beaten
sesame seed oil
green onions, chopped

Preparation

Marinate pork in soy sauce mixed with 1 tablespoon cornstarch for 15 to 30 minutes.
Bring stock to boil; add salt, mushrooms and bamboo shoots.
Add pork, bean curd, pepper and vinegar. Bring to a second boil and stir in 2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with the water.
Continue to boil until pork is done and the soup is thickened.
While stirring boiling soup, slowly pour in the beaten egg.