AUTHENTIC HOT and SOUR Soup Recipe! RESTAURANT QUALITY!

I LOVE this hot and sour soup recipe. Reminds me of the soup that my parents used to make at our restaurant.

Here's what you need:
Pork
6 oz pork sliced
1 teaspoon of soy sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water

For the soup:
12 or so shiitake mushrooms, re-hydrated in boiling water water for 30 min
4 oz of dried wood ear mushrooms re-hydrated in boiling water water for 30 min
12 dried lilies re-hydrated in boiling water water for 30 min
2-3 oz of bamboo shoots
5 oz sliced tofu

SPICE BAG
1 tbsp peppercorn
4 cloves of garlic
6-10 chilis

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[mistymm]

I am vegetarian and often make this soup (without the meat) at home when I cook Chinese. I love topping it with fried onions or fried wonton strips. Thanks for sharing your version. It looks SO good!!

[MrKmoconne]

I had some leftover pork in my fridge and was wondering what to do with it- and now I know! I have all the ingredients. :-) I have made hot sour soup many times because I love it so much. I add a bit of julienne cut carrot to mine because I loved the hot sour soup made by the Vietnamese owner of a Chinese restaurant. Thanks for the tip on the flower buds. I knew to remove the hard tip on them, but I didn't know to pull them apart. I also like mine sour and would boost the sour with apple cider vinegar. I also put in a few shakes of red pepper flake. Great video!

[robwebnoid]

I actually just made a big pot last night. Some other ingredients that I use are:
- Carrots ... thinly sliced julienne ... seems to be a common piece in other hot-sour recipes.
- White button Mushrooms ... sliced ... more common in western grocery stores ... mix with or substitute for wood-ear and/or shiitake.
- Wontons/Dumplings ... with pork/shrimp/etc ... if you have any leftovers ... another source of protein.
- White vinegar mixed with some Worcestershire and/or balsamic ... if you don't have chinkiang black vinegar ... mix to taste.
- Doubanjiang ... for added spiciness & red color ... common in other hot-sour recipes ... i will sometimes substitute Korean Gochujang, nearly similar.
- Ground black pepper ... if you don't have white pepper or mix in a ratio with white pepper, as black pepper has a different profile, while white pepper has funkiness.
- Any veggies you may want, although ones with a bit of neutral taste will work better, such as Bokchoy, Spinach, Napa cabbage & green cabbage ... julienned.
- Coriander (cilantro ) ... depends if you are in the mood for the taste.

[AnimeROL]

Easy way to make a spice bag at home: take a paper coffee filter, put your items in the middle, tie up tight with butcher’s twine and then cut off the excess from the filter. This works with cheese cloth too. I’ve done both of these when making pickles with my mom as a kid :)

Awesome recipe Mikey!! :)

[miyakawaso]

Mike is just such a great guy. Corona has completely upset his world of travel, opening new restaurants, etc. But there's never a sigh, a woe-is-me about any of that. We got lemons? Let's make the greatest lemonade evah! A lot of us talk about trying to live our lives that way. Mike does it.

[stephkingery]

My husband and I are avid mycologists. We found some beautiful wood ear growing in the woods. We used it with home grown mushrooms to make a delicious hot and sour soup. Love your channel! Keep safe.

[pacaluvr]

I am with you. I could easily have this every day for breakfast or for lunch. I’ve also made it with chicken instead of pork, depending on what I have on hand

[rickmacpherson]

Was about to make a pot of hot & sour soup from another recipe source, and then I thought, “What would Mikey do?!?” So I searched for his hot & sour soup recipe and immediately switched gears. And I’m so happy I did! Trust me: go HAM on his suggested amount of white pepper. The flavor is intense but authentic! I couldn’t source all the ingredients on hand (pork and dried lily) but I had everything else. I just upped the tofu for a bit more protein. The result was amazing and better than I can remember from take out!
Thanks, Mikey!!

[SV-fjgv]

Hi Mikey, thank you for sharing! I made this at home and it was a hit! Everyone loved it!! Usually at restaurants it's either hot, or either sour but not both. This recipe was the perfect blend of it and was super flavorful. I'm vegetarian and didn't have veggie stock, so I used Veggie Bouillon cubes and it came out great. Thanks a bunch! This will be my go to!

[neilrichey]

when you have all the ingredients in your pantry and feel like a rockstar

[gradedgodly]

My favourite restaurant is closed obviously, so thanks this is a Lifesaver!!

[troberts]

I just made this with the ingredients I had on hand (the fresh shiitake mushrooms were the reason I wanted to make it to begin with), I used homemade chicken stock and it came out SO good. I love it! Next time I'm going to make sure I have at least some bamboo shoots. The cans aren't expensive, I don't know why I don't always have some on hand.

[SandraNelson]

My mom would occasionally make a Canadian version of this for company. Delicious! Even though it was tempered down, it packed some great flavor. It certainly warmed everybody up! It was so good after a cold day.

[QueenofmyKings]

This is and always has been my favorite soup. I am excited at the idea I can make it at home! 😊 Thanks as always for sharing your knowledge and now your stories!

[gnomevoyeur]

Hot and sour soup is great.

Here in Australia, I've only ever had access to canned bamboo. It has a pleasant but very mild flavour. Mostly it is crunchy water, a lot like iceberg lettuce. Funky can cover a lot of savoury tastes that I generaly like. I hope I can try fresh bamboo sometime soon.

[VannieEats]

I love all these Chinese recipes Mike! 🥰 I grew up eating hot and sour soup as well. It’s so tasty! I love to put a few scoops of rice in my soup. Can’t wait to try your recipe!

[jacekszymanski]

Thank you so much Mike! You and your soup are regularly in our kitchen! Greetings from Poland :)

[steelmanjames]

I make mine with shrimp, scallops and squid. extra hot with chili paste. Never thought of white pepper though.

[CarinandReesesAdventures]

Short story time, Hot and sour soup is my favorite especially when I am sick, early on in my marriage I had come down with the flu. I was curled up on the couch and he asked me if there was anything he could do to make me feel better. I said, oh yes there is something that will help. He piped up and said... "That soup... from that place!" He knew what it was and where to get it but didn't have the names. LOL

[madcombeel]

I always get hot and sour soup if I am feeling sick for practically any reason and it always does the trick, thank you so much for sharing the recipe Mikey! This is my favourite soup as well so this is a real treat! :>