Hot And Sour Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. fresh mushrooms, thin strips
1/2 c. bamboo shoots
1/4 lb. pork or chicken, cooked and shredded
4 c. chicken broth
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 scallions
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 lb. tofu strips
2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
1/4 tsp. hot sauce
2 Tbsp. arrowroot or cornstarch
1/4 c. water
1 egg, beaten

Preparation

In saucepan, combine mushrooms, shoots, meat, soy sauce and pepper in broth.
Bring to a boil and simmer 4 minutes.
Add tofu, vinegar and hot sauce.
Mix arrowroot and water.
Add slowly to soup.
Stir until soup thickens.
Slowly stir beaten egg into hot soup.
Garnish with scallions.
Serves 4 to 6.