Hot And Sour Soup - Easy Version - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups chicken broth
1 1/4 cups tomato juice
2 tablespoons soya sauce
1 (8 ounce) can bamboo shoots
1/2 cup chopped mushroom
1/4 cup straw mushroom (optional)
1/2 cup red pepper, slivered
1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 cup green onion, sliced diagonally
1/2 cup cooked chicken, diced
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup water
1 egg, beaten

Preparation

Combine broth, tomato juice, soya sauce, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, red pepper, hot pepper sauce and pepper flakes.
Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
Add vinegar, green onion and chicken.
Simmer for 1 minute longer.
Combine cornstarch with 1/4 cup water; mix well and stir into soup.
Simmer until mixture is slightly thickened.
Slowly add beaten egg in a continuous stream while soup is boiling.
Continue stirring until egg is cooked and looks like threads throughout the soup.
Serve.