Taiwanese Hot and Sour Soup

A Taiwanese-restaurant inspired hot and sour soup with lemongrass-steeped chicken broth, julienned chicken, mushrooms, pea pods, scallions, and bean sprouts.

ThaiChickenIntermediate30 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 6 cup chicken broth
  • 2 stalks fresh lemongrass (or 2 tbsp dried)
  • 1 tbsp Louisiana hot sauce (or to taste)
  • 2 breasts chicken breast, julienned (thin white-meat strips)
  • 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 cup pea pods (snow peas)
  • 3 whole scallions, sliced into 1/4-inch pieces
  • 0.5 cup bean sprouts
  • 0 to taste salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat chicken broth in a large pot. Add lemongrass and steep like tea. Add hot sauce to taste.

  2. 2

    While broth steeps, julienne the chicken breast and prepare the vegetables.

  3. 3

    When broth has steeped and cooled slightly, strain it to remove lemongrass. Return to pot.

  4. 4

    Bring strained broth back to a boil, then immediately turn off the heat.

  5. 5

    Add chicken, mushrooms, pea pods, scallions, and bean sprouts. Let sit for 1 minute — the residual heat will cook everything.

  6. 6

    Season with salt and serve immediately.

Tags

soupchickenasiansoup-recipes-1hot-and-sourtaiwanese