Chinese name: ËáÀ±ÌÀ (su¨¡n là t¨¡ng)
Style: Sichuan (Szechuan) Cuisine
Characteristic: Hot and Sour Soup is characterized by being sour, hot, salty and fresh.

Hot and Sour Soup is mainly made of pork shreds, sausage, egg, mushroom, and bean-curd skin. It is usually eaten after the meal, helping to sober one up, getting rid of the greasy and aiding digestion. It is also a good choice when you lose your appetite.

Ingredients:
1 piece bean-curd skin;
fresh mushroom, 100 g; lean pork, 200 g ;
chicken breast, 200 g;1 sausage
2 eggs

Seasonings:
4 teaspoons chopped green onion
1 teaspoon pepper powder
2 teaspoons cooking wine
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons vinegar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon (stock)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 table spoon of wet cornstarch (made of 1 teaspoons of cornstarch and 4 teaspoons of water)

Step 1: Fill the wok with three bowls of water. Turn on the heat. Add the lean pork when the water is boiling and add in 1 teaspoon of cooking wine to get rid of the fishy smell. Boil it for 3-5 minutes until it turns into yellowish white. Turn off the heat and remove it from the wok, through a colander and place on to a plate. Repeat to process the chicken breast.

Step 2: Wash and clean the mushroom, sausage and bean-curd skin, cut them into shreds, and place on to separate plates. Cut the boiled lean pork and chicken breast into shreds, and place on to separate plates, too. Crack eggs into a bowl or a small basin and beat it up.

Step 3: Pour the water out of the wok and dry it with a clean, dry cloth. Add in the bean-curd skin, mushroom, sausage, lean pork and chicken breast shreds, and add in 3-4 table spoons of water until all of the ingredients are immersed. Turn on the heat.

Step 4: Find a soup bowl, and add in the pepper powder, vinegar, and chopped green onion. When it is boiling, add in the salt, soy sauce, wet cornstarch, egg soup and chicken bouillon. Change to low heat and stew it for 30 seconds. Turn off the heat. Spoon it out of the wok and pour into the prepared soup bowl. Add in the sesame oil, finally.