Soup: Hot and Sour Soup 酸辣湯++++

Hot and Sour Soup 酸辣湯
Serve 1

Ingredients (材料):
Soft or Silky Tofu diced 豆腐 1/2 pack
Wood Ear 木耳絲 5 pieces
Enoki 金針菇 1 pack
Pork 肉絲 1/4lb
Salt 1/4tsp 1/2tsp
Sugar 1/4tsp
Chicken Essence 1/4tsp + 1Tsp
Egg (optional) 1
Dark Vinegar 3Tsp
White Vinegar 3Tsp
Corn Starch+Water 4Tsp each (optional)
Corn Starch 1/4tsp
2.5 Cups Water
Sesame Oil 1/2tsp
Green Onion diced 2 springs
Oil 1/4tsp
White Pepper Dash

Method:

1. Rinse and soak wood ear in cold water for 15 minutes.
2. Remove the core of each wood ear and cut into slices.  Set aside.
3. Trim the root end of enoki and set aside.
4. Mirante pork with 1/4tsp of salt, 1/4 tsp chicken essence, 1/4 tsp cornstarch for 15 minutes. 
5. Bring a pot of water to boil and add tofu and wood ear blench quickly for approximately 40 seconds.
6. Remove tofu and wood ear after draining and set aside.
7. In a LC soup pot, add 1/4tsp of oil over medium heat.  Add pork into stir-fried until golden.
8. Remove pork from pot and set aside.
9. Add 2 1/2cups of water into the pot and bring it to a boil.
10. Add all ingredients to the pot over medium heat.  Add 1Tsp of the chicken essence, 1/2tsp of salt, 1/4tsp of sugar, and 1/2tsp of sesame oil.  Mix well and taste to adjust.
11. Turn heat down to simmer for 3 minutes.
12. Turn off the heat and add 1 beaten egg to create a soup-flower effect.
13. Optional Step:  Mix 4Tsp of cornstarch with 4Tsp of cold water.  Slowly stir it into the soup to thicken up the texture.  Repeat this step until it reaches the desire soup texture/thickness.
14. Before serving, add green onions, a dash of white pepper, 3Tsp of dark vinegar and 3Tsp of white vinegar.  Taste to adjust.
15. Ready to serve.