Hot and Sour Soup

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 1 garlic clove, smashed and minced
  • 1 tbsp. fresh ginger, grated
  • 4 scallions, white and green parts, minced, plus more for garnish
  • 8-ounces ground pork
  • 4 cups store-bought or homemade chicken stock
  • 1-pound soft or firm tofu, not silken and not extra firm, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 4 or 5 medium button mushrooms, wiped clean and thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp. granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup rice vinegar, or to taste
  • 3 tbsp. soy sauce, or to taste
  • 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
  • 1 tbsp. sesame oil, plus more for garnish
  • 1 tbsp. Sriracha sauce, or to taste
  • 2 large eggs
  • White or black pepper, for garnish 

Instructions
 

  • In the saucepan, heat the vegetable oil, over medium-high heat until hot.
  • Add the garlic, ginger, scallions, and pork and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 1 minute.
  • Break up the pork into smaller pieces with a spoon, but don’t worry about breaking it down completely or cooking it through.
  • Add the stock and bring to a simmer.
  • Add the tofu, mushrooms, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, black pepper, sesame oil, and Sriracha sauce and bring the soup back to a simmer over medium-high heat.
  • Taste the soup; if you want it hotter, add more Sriracha sauce; if you want it more sour, add more vinegar.
  • In a small bowl, whisk the eggs until blended.
  • With the soup at a steady simmer, slowly whisk in the eggs so they form strands.
  • Bring the soup back to a simmer.
  • Divide the soup among 4 to 6 bowls and garnish each with a little sesame oil, scallion, and white or black pepper.
  • Serve immediately.
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