Hot And Sour Vegetable Soup

Ingredients 

• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 4-6 French Beans, finely chopped
• 1/2 medium carrots, grated
• 2 inch celery pieces, finely chopped
• 2 button mushrooms, finely chopped
• 1/4 small cabbage, finely chopped
• 1/2 medium green capsicum
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3 cups vegetable stock
• Salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons green chilli sauce
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste
• 2 tablespoons cornflour/ corn starch
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 3-4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 spring onion greens stalk, finely chopped

Method

1. Heat the oil in a deep non stick pan. Add onion, French beans, carrot, celery, mushrooms, cabbage, ginger, green capsicum and vegetable stock and cook.
2. Add salt, dark soy sauce, green chilli sauce and mix. Add crushed peppercorns and mix and let the mixture come to a boil.
3. Mix cornstarch in ½ cup water till smooth and add to the soup. Add ½ tbsp white vinegar and mix. Add garlic, sugar and remaining vinegar and mix well.
4. Add spring onion greens and mix. Serve piping hot.

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