Chinese Hot And Sour Soup Using Chicken Or Pork

Ingredients

• 8 c. broth or possibly water
• 3/4 c. cider vinegar
• 5 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp. Chinese five spice
• 2 Tbsp. sesame oil
• 2 Tbsp. warm pepper oil
• 5 1/2 c. brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp. Sagawas teriyaki sauce
• 4 x chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 can bamboo shoots (optional)
• 1 can water chestnuts (optional)
• 4 Tbsp. fresh or possibly 2 table-spoons dry cilantro
• 2 x Large eggs -- beaten
• 1 lb chicken or possibly pork -- cubed
• 1/2 head cabbage
• 1 bn green onion -- minced
• 1 x yellow onion -- minced
• 1 pkt hard tofu (8 ounce) -- cubed
• 5 Tbsp. corn starch mixed with vinegar below
• 1/2 c. garlic red wine vinegar
• 1 x carrot -- julienned
• 1/2 c. dry Chinese black mushrooms presoaked for 1/2 hour and rinsed