3 Hot and Sour Soup Recipes COMPARED (Instant vs Vegan vs Chef’s Version) | Sorted Food

tofu

🥗Healthier: silken tofu

💰Cheaper: tempeh

Silken tofu is lower in calories, while tempeh is often more affordable.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, and using seasoned water can be a budget-friendly option.

Prepare instant soup by blending chicken stock cube and dried mushrooms into a powder using a spice grinder.

Slice mushrooms and spring onions, grate carrot and daikon radish.

Combine instant powder with coconut milk and precooked prawns in a bowl or flask.

Pour boiling water over the mixture and stir to combine.

For vegan tofu coconut soup, prepare a paste with shallots, lemongrass, chillies, and galangal in a chopper.

Heat coconut oil in a pan and fry the paste until fragrant, then add palm sugar.

Add vegetable stock, coconut milk, and kaffir lime leaves to the pan and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add sliced mushrooms and tofu to the soup and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.

Finish with fresh coriander and season with lime and soy sauce.

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