This Hot & Sour Soup is a perfect comfort dish for cold weather, featuring a mix of pork, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and tofu, beautifully spiced with soy sauce and chili oil.
1: Prepare all ingredients by slicing the pork, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and tofu.
2: In a pot, combine chicken broth and water. Bring to a boil.
3: Add pork, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and tofu to the pot.
4: Stir in dried cloud ear, salt, white pepper, dark soy sauce, chili oil, chicken bouillon, and white vinegar.
5: Allow the soup to simmer for about 10 minutes.
6: In a small bowl, mix the tapioca starch with water to create a slurry.
7: Slowly add the slurry to the soup while stirring.
8: Beat the egg in another bowl, then drizzle it into the soup while stirring.
9: Finish with sesame oil and serve hot.
