Eggs – Whisked eggs are added to the soup to create beautiful egg ribbons.Cornstarch – We just need a bit of cornstarch mixed with some water to thicken the broth.
Vinegar – Just plain white vinegar is needed to give us that sour taste we love.Soy Sauce – I like to add a bit of dark soy sauce to darken the soup a bit, but also regular low sodium soy sauce for additional flavor.Broth – I used chicken broth but if you’re looking for a true vegetarian version you can add vegetable broth.If you don’t like them, you can skip them. Bamboo Shoots – I love bamboo shoots and I think they are amazing in this soup.You can also add some cooked chicken or pork if you want for additional protein. Tofu – Firm tofu is also a must in a good hot and sour soup.Carrots – You’ll need only a carrot julienned.Other mushrooms you can add are enoki mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms or even some oyster mushrooms. Mushrooms – Shiitake mushrooms are a must in this soup.What You’ll Need To Make Hot And Sour Soup You only need a few ingredients, and less than 30 minutes! This soup is incredibly easy to make! My favorite thing about it is that you can easily customize it and use your favorite veggies or proteins. Well since then, I realized that this hot and sour soup doesn’t have to be that hard to make. As I remember, it turned out really well, but I was so overwhelmed with everything that I needed to do that I didn’t make it again for a few years. I had bought a book with Chinese recipes and chose this soup because it’s my favorite whenever I go to a Chinese restaurant. I remember years ago when I first got married and I was trying to impress my husband with my cooking skills, I made my first Hot and Sour soup. What other vegetables and proteins can I add to this soup?.How do I convert this soup recipe to vegetarian?.What You’ll Need To Make Hot And Sour Soup.Enjoy this soup by itself or serve over white rice or thin rice noodles. If you can’t find okra or bean sprouts, no probs, just leave them out. Longer okra is usually too old and tough – save those for stewing.ĭon’t let the ingredient list put you off making this soup. You want the younger, more tender shoots since they are cooked very briefly until just soft enough to eat. It grows well in the Dubai weather from November onward but seeds quickly in heat.Ī tip on buying okra: if you are using okra in this dish, try and buy baby okra which is about 1 inch to 2 inches long. I’ve started to grow my own because I am completely in love with this “stinking herb” after my short expat stint in Puerto Rico where it grows like crazy. If you are in Dubai, you can sometimes get your hands on some Vietnamese coriander at Sunflower, the Thai Supermarket in Karama. It’s much easier to just use lemon juice. There are Vietnamese sweet and sour soup recipes that call for tamarind but I have tried tamarind paste, tamarind blocks, and tamarind concentrate but could never reproduce the right quantities needed for the perfect sour flavor of this dish. pineapple (canned is okay for this recipe).My mom will only make this soup with fresh pineapple chunks that she has cut up herself from a whole pineapple (a feat I have yet to contemplate attempting).Īnd she will often use traditional Vietnamese vegetables growing in her garden not found in most grocery stores, such as elephant ear stems (“bạc hà”), rice paddy herb (“rau om”), Vietnamese mint (“rau răm”), and Vietnamese coriander (“ngo gai”, also known as recao or Mexican “culantro” or “stinking-herb” or “sawtooth herb”).īut you don’t have to worry about sourcing any of these complicated sounding herbs. Simple and fast to prepare.Ī hugely popular dish in Vietnamese homes and restaurants, this sweet and sour soup (simply called “Sour Soup” or “Canh Chua” in Vietnamese) is one of my favorite soups because it is fast to prepare and I just love its balance of sweet and tart flavors. Pineapple is used to sweeten the broth and lemons are used for the sour element. This is a simplified but still flavorful version of my mom’s Vietnamese Sweet and Sour soup and can be ready in under 30 minutes.
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