Hot And Sour Asian Chili Recipes

CHINESE HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• Prepare the dried mushrooms: Pour boiling water over the mushrooms to cover and allow them to soak for 20 minutes, turning the mushrooms over occasionally. It may not seem like a lot but they will grow quite a bit. After soaking remove any woody ends with a knife. Cut mushrooms into strips. Reserve 1/4 cup of the liquid and mix with the cornstarch. (If using fresh enoki mushrooms set aside as they do not need to soak.)
• Prepare the lily buds: Pour boiling water over the lily buds to cover and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Cut the buds crosswise, then tear them up into a few bunches.
• Prepare the remaining ingredients: Mix the vinegars and soy sauce together and set aside. Open the can of bamboo shoots, drain well, and cut the shoots lengthwise into strips.
• Build the soup: Place the chicken broth into a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the tofu, mushrooms, lily buds, bamboo shoots, vinegar mixture, and cornstarch mixture. Mix and bring back to a boil. Once it comes to a boil remove from heat.
• Pour the egg into the broth: Pour the egg in a slow steam while stirring the soup allowing it to instantly cook and feather into the soup.
• Add the scallions, white pepper, sesame oil, and chili oil (if using): Taste and adjust white pepper, vinegar, and salt to taste. Add cilantro (if using) to garnish and for added flavor. Serve immediately.

ASIAN INSPIRED CHILI

Steps:

• Sautee onions, red pepper and garlic in sesame oil until tender (about 5 min).
• Add remaining ingredients,bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.

HOT AND SOUR ASIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, heat oil. Add onion and stir fry 2 to 3 minutes until onion is transparent.
• Add ground beef and stir, breaking into pieces, until completely browned. Drain off any excess fat.
• Add black bean garlic sauce, chili garlic sauce, soy sauce and vinegar. Cook and stir about 1 minute.
• Add beef broth and diced tomatoes and bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
• To serve, ladle into soup bowls and top with fried chow mein noodles and chopped green onions. If preferred, serve over white rice.

ASIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan and sauté the onion, shallot, garlic and Serrano pepper until onion is tender.
• Add the Chinese 5 spice and mix around until combined completely.
• Pour in veggie stock and stir.
• Let that simmer, and then stir in the hoisin sauce, sesame oil, chili oil, and soy sauce. You don't have to be exact with measurement because all of these flavors are pretty acquired, so do what you like.
• Once all of that is mixed you can mix in the drained beans.
• You can go ahead and serve it now, but I have also transferred this to a slow cooker and cooked from 1-12 hours, the longer you cook it the softer the beans with get.
• Serve with the crunchy chow mein noodles and chopped green onion.