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  • Hot and Sour Soup

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    Hot and Sour Soup
    Prep: 30 min Cook: 5 hours Servings: 8
    by RecipeKing
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    Hot and Sour Soup-is a delicious and spicy traditional-style Chinese mushroom and noodle slow cooker soup recipe. Ingredients include: Dried mushrooms, tofu, bamboo shoots, scallions, lo mein noodles,chile-garlic sauce, rice vinegar and is well seasoned. It is a healthy, low calories, low fat, low cholesterol, low sugars, low carbohydrates, Weight Watchers, vegetarian and diabetic-friendly recipe. Makes 8 generous sized servings.

    Ingredients

    • 24 dried shiitake mushrooms (2-3 oz)
    • 2 carrots, cut into 1/2" x 2" sticks
    • 2 (8 oz) cans bamboo shoots, rinsed
    • 2 (14 oz) pkgs. extra-firm water-packed tofu, drained
    • 1 tsp ground white pepper
    • 4 cups thinly sliced green cabbage
    • 4-1/3 cups water, divided
    • 4 cups mushroom or vegetable broth
    • 1/4 cup white vinegar or rice vinegar
    • 1/4 cup red-wine vinegar
    • 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce, (adjust to taste)
    • 1 tbsp Asian chile-garlic sauce (Or more to taste)
    • 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
    • 3 tbsp cornstarch
    • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
    • 3 cups cooked lo mein noodles (about 6 oz dry)
    • 1 cup sliced scallions

    Directions

    1. 1. Cut off and discard mushroom stems. Cut the caps into 1/2" pieces. Spread mushroom pieces onto bottom of a 6 quart or larger slow cooker. Add in the carrots and bamboo shoots. Cut tofu into 1/2" pieces, add to slow cooker and sprinkle with white pepper. Top with cabbage.
    2. 2. Combine 4 cups of the water, broth, both vinegars, soy sauce, chile-garlic sauce and ginger in a bowl; add to the slow cooker.
    3. 3. Cover and cook on HIGH 4 hours or 7 to 8 hours on LOW.
    4. 4. Whisk the remaining 1/3 cup water, cornstarch and sesame oil in a bowl. Stir into the soup. Cover and cook on HIGH for 20 minutes. Stir in noodles, cover and heat through for 10 minutes. Serve topped with scallions.

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