Hot and sour soup

  • Lactose free
  • Gluten free

Derived from ingredients – check the package label.

  • Good for lunch
  • Good for dinner

Hot and sour soup with tofu, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and egg; 4 servings.

4 servingsFinal yield 2,050 g

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Ingredients

  • 350 gTofu, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari)
  • 250 gMushrooms, white, raw
  • 180 gBamboo shoots, canned, drained solids
  • 200 gSoup, stock, chicken, home-prepared
  • 45 gVinegar, distilled
  • 110 gEgg, whole, raw, fresh
  • 5 gSpices, pepper, red or cayenne
  • 2 gSalt, table
  • 1,000 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking

Method

  1. Slice the mushrooms thinly, cut the tofu into strips and rinse the drained bamboo shoots. Bring the stock and water to a gentle simmer.
  2. Add mushrooms, bamboo shoots and 5 g cayenne to the stock. Simmer for 8 minutes.
  3. Stir in tofu, vinegar and salt and simmer for 4 minutes more.
  4. Stir the soup into a whirlpool, pour in the egg in a thin stream and heat for 90 seconds until fine ribbons form. Divide among four bowls.

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Nutrition

Calculated from the selected ingredients; not a laboratory measurement.

Whole recipe

Energy
615.5 kcal
Protein
61.9 g
Fat
29.9 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
34.6 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
9.5 g
Saturated fatty acids
7.3 g
Sodium
1,326.9 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
3.3 g

Per serving

Energy
153.9 kcal
Protein
15.5 g
Fat
7.5 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
8.7 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
2.4 g
Saturated fatty acids
1.8 g
Sodium
331.7 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
0.83 g

Per 100 g of finished food

Energy
30 kcal
Protein
3 g
Fat
1.5 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
1.7 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
0.46 g
Saturated fatty acids
0.36 g
Sodium
64.7 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
0.16 g

Salt is calculated from sodium (g salt = mg sodium × 2.5 / 1000) and includes sodium from all ingredients.

A dash means the value is unknown, not zero.

Calculation limitations

  • Nutrition is a calculated estimate, not a laboratory measurement.
  • The final yield is an editorial estimate.
  • The number of servings is an editorial estimate (midpoint of the source range or based on the dish type and energy).
  • Fibre, saturated fat and sodium of cooked ingredients are estimated from the consumed ingredient amounts; for drained ingredients, sodium is included only where the retained amount is an explicit editorial estimate.
  • Some process effects could not be resolved in this calculation.

Allergens

Contains: Egg, Soy, Celery

May contain: Sulphites

Derived from ingredients – check the package label.

Food data sources

  • USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018-04) · USDA Agricultural Research Service, FoodData Central SR Legacy. · CC0 1.0 Universal