Hot and Sour Soup

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cloud ear mushrooms
• 30 g dried Chinese mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon chinese rice wine
• 3 cups water
• 2 small chicken stock cubes, crumbled
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 red chili pepper, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 250 g chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced
• 3 green onions, sliced

Directions

1. 1

   Place fungus and mushrooms in a bowl, cover with boiling water, stand 20 minutes, drain.

2. 2

   Chop fungus finely.

3. 3

   Discard mushrooms stems, slice mushroom caps.

4. 4

   Combine rice wine, water and stock cubes, in a pan, bring to a boil, add fungus and mushrooms, carrot, chilli, sugar, vinegar and sauce.

5. 5

   Simmer, uncovered, about 5 minutes or unil carrot is tender.

6. 6

   Add chicken and green onions, simmer uncovered about 5 minutes or until chicken is tender.