Low Carb Chinese Hot Sour Soup Recipes

CHINESE SPICY HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• Soak the dried mushrooms and tiger lily buds in warm water for 20 minutes. After trimming off any tough stems, slice the mushrooms. With the fingers, shred the tiger lily stems.
• Place the mushrooms, tiger lily buds, stock, bamboo shoots, and shredded pork into a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Stir in soy sauce, sugar, salt, white pepper, and vinegar. Combine cornstarch with 3 tablespoons water. Add a little of the hot soup to the cornstarch, and then return all to the pan. Heat to boiling, stirring. Add the bean curd, and cook 1 to 2 minutes.
• Just before serving, turn off the heat. Stir the egg in gradually. Mix in sesame oil. Sprinkle each serving with scallions.

LOW CARB CHINESE HOT & SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• Add chicken broth, soy sauce, garlic chili sauce and both kinds of mushrooms to dutch oven.
• Bring to boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, tofu, white pepper, sesame oil and cornstarch mixture.
• Simmer 10 minutes.

LOW SODIUM HOT & SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• Cut chicken breast into uniform, thin strips. Pan cook until the bottom changes color from pink to pale tan color, then flip the pieces over. When there is no sign of pink color, remove from pan and set aside. IMPORTANT: don't cook as much as you'd cook a chicken breast you might eat by itself: heating the soup will continue to cook the chicken, resulting in tough, overcooked chicken in your soup.
• Dissolve tamarind paste by heating with an ounce of the chicken stock. (microwave is a good way to do this). Remove any seeds from melted paste, since they're inedible.
• Bring stock to boil. Add tamarind/stock mixture, Chinkiang vinegar, pepper, chili pepper, fenugreek, cardamom, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and spinach; SAVE LIQUID FROM BAMBOO SHOOTS. Stir. Let cook for 3 minutes.
• While cooking, in separate bowl combine cornstarch or flour and liquid from the previous step to make a slurry. Add slurry a little at a time and stir until thick (all slurry may not be necessary, so add as much as necessary for desired thickness).
• Add eggs while stirring and cook for 30 seconds or until eggs are done. Add green onions and chicken.
• Cut tofu into strips that are about 1/4" x 1/4" x however thick the tofu brick is.
• Remove from heat. Add rice vinegar and tofu and blend thoroughly.
• Serve with crispy fried won tons if desired.

CHINESE HOT & SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, wine and sauces in large pan until boiling.
• Stir in blended cornstarch and water slowly.
• Add mushrooms, ham, chestnuts and bell pepper to pot and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add vinegar and sesame oil to pot.
• Lightly beat egg and 1 tbsp of water. Add to soup while stirring constantly.
• Add spring onions, shrimps and beancurds. Simmer for 1 minute.
• Scoop into soup bowls and serve hot.

CHINESE HOT AND SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup of the water to a boil. Place the bamboo shoots in a small heatproof bowl and pour 1/2 cup of the boiling water over them; let soak for 5 minutes then drain. Add the dried mushrooms to the water to the water remaining in the saucepan and let soak for 15 minutes. Drain the mushrooms through a sieve, reserving the soaking liquid. Slice the mushrooms, discarding the stems.
• In a large saucepan, heat the oil over moderate heat. Add the chicken and sauté for 4 minutes or until no longer pink on the outside. Add the soaked mushrooms, fresh mushrooms, green onions, stock, soy sauce, honey, and mushroom soaking liquid. Bring the sauce pan mixture to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with the remaining 1/4 cup water. Stir the cornstarch mixture into the simmering soup and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the tofu, vinegar, and red pepper sauce. Cook until the tofu is heated through.

ALMOST-INSTANT, LOW-CARB, HIGH-PROTEIN HOT & SOUR SOUP

Steps:

• Mix first six ingredients until miso paste is dissolved.
• Add tofu.

CHINESE HOT POTS--GLUTEN-FREE AND LOW-CARB

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring the chicken stock, water, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger and garlic to a boil.
• Add the chicken and simmer for 5-7 minutes, until just cooked through. Add the noodles. Stir, then cover and remove from heat.
• Meanwhile chop all the veggies and place in serving bowls.
• When ready to serve, allow each person to fill their bowls with fresh vegetables and a bit of chile sauce.
• Then ladle the scalding hot soup over the veggies and let them sit for 5 minutes.
• Mix and eat!