Vegetarian Hot and Sour Soup
    			INGRÉDIENTS
- 4 dried Chinese black (shiitake) mushrooms
 - hot water
 - 2 tsp canola oil 10 mL
 - 1 carrot, peeled and julienned
 - 5 cups vegetable broth 1.25 L
 - 1/4 cup canned bamboo shoots, drained, julienned 60 mL
 - 3 Tbsp cornstarch, dissolved in 1/4 cup cold water 45 mL
 - 3 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce 45 mL
 - 1/3 cup rice vinegar 75 mL
 - 3/4 tsp ground white pepper 4 mL
 - 6 oz savory baked or firm tofu, julienned 170 g
 - 2 eggs, lightly beaten
 - 2 stalks green onion, thinly sliced
 
PRÉPARATION
- 1. In small bowl, soak dried mushrooms in hot water for 20 minutes or until softened. Cut off stems and any hard areas and discard. Cut caps into thin slices. Set aside.
 - 2. In stock pot, heat canola oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and carrots and cook 2 minutes or until carrots are just soft. Add vegetable broth and bamboo shoots and bring to a boil. Add cornstarch mixture and stir until soup thickens, about 2 minutes. Add soy sauce, rice vinegar and white pepper. Stir.
 - 3. Add tofu and bring soup back to a boil. While stirring soup in circular motion in one direction, pour eggs in thin stream into soup.
 - 4. Remove soup from heat. Stir in green onions. Taste and adjust flavor with rice vinegar and white pepper. Serve immediately.
 
RENDEMENT
8 servings
PORTION
1 cup (250 mL)
VALEUR NUTRITIVE
Per Serving
| Calories | 80 | 
| Lipides | 3.5 g | 
| Gras saturés | 0 g | 
| Cholestérol | 55 mg | 
| Glucides | 8 g | 
| Fibres | 2 g | 
| Protéines | 4 g | 
| Sodium | 450 mg |