How to make Hot and Sour Soup from Scratch

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: turkey breast

Thighs are juicier and more flavorful, while turkey is often less expensive.

tofu

🥗Healthier: tempeh

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Tempeh offers more protein and nutrients, while cottage cheese is budget-friendly.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

Low-sodium options are better for reducing salt intake.

Welcome to Self Serving Skillet; today making hot and sour soup.

Discuss the importance of vinegar and white pepper for flavor.

Choose rice wine vinegar for the soup; mention alternatives like white vinegar or red wine vinegar depending on ingredients used.

Use a Tom Yum soup set for additional flavors; mention using ginger instead of galangal.

Rehydrate dried shiitake mushrooms in hot water for 10-15 minutes, then slice them thin.

Prepare chicken stock by combining it with an equal amount of water for about a quart of liquid.

Trim lemongrass and add to the simmering chicken stock to extract flavor.

Deseed and add a chili to the stock for heat; let it simmer.

Slice pork loin thinly; suggest freezing for easier slicing.

Wash sliced pork in a colander to tenderize; drain and dry.

Marinate pork with equal parts Chinese light soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, and Shaoxing wine.

Add an eighth teaspoon of baking soda and a quarter teaspoon of allspice to the marinade.

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