Szechuan Hot & Sour Soup Spice Paste

£0.95

Description

A most tasty soup of hot & sour combination. This nutritious winter soup, from China's Szechuan province, is guaranteed to produce a warm, satisfying glow.

No added MSG, Preservatives or Artificial Colours

Recipe Suggestion

Szechuan Hot & Sour Soup (Suan La Tang)

Ingredients: 1 packet Szechuan Hot & Sour Soup SpicePaste, 1 tbsp vegetable oil, 100g (3.5 oz) boneless chicken breast meat, cut into thin strips, 800ml (4 cups) water or chicken broth, 70g (2.5 oz) mixed vegetables, finely chopped, 2 tbsp corn starch, 2 tbsp water, 1 egg, beaten, chopped spring onions as garnish

Method: Heat oil in saucepan on medium heat. Add meat; stir fry for 1 minute.  Add water or chicken broth and SpicePaste, stir well and bring to the boil. Add mixed vegetables.  Mix corn starch with 2 tbsp water until smooth; add into the soup. Simmer for 3 minutes. Gradually stir in egg. Garnish and serve hot.

Variations: Prawns, squid or cubed fish fillet may be used instead of chicken.  For a vegetarian soup, use tofu, black fungus (wood ear) and mushroom.

Ingredients

Soya sauce (soyabean, wheat flour, salt, sugar), sugar, red chillies, salt, onion, spirit vinegar, dried fungus, modified starch (tapioca), colour (caramel/E150c).

50g