Hot And Sour Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

• 1/2 medium Ccarrots, chopped
• 1/4 small cabbage, chopped
• 4-6 french beans, chopped
• 1/2 medium green capsicum, chopped
• 1 medium bamboo shoots, sliced
• 2 tablespoons cornflour/ corn starch
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2-3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 inch piece ginger, chopped
• 2 mushrooms, chopped
• 2 inch sticks celery, chopped
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon MSG
• 4-5 cloves vegetable stock
• 2 tablespoons green chilli sauce
• Salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper powder
• 1 stalk spring onion greens, chopped

Method

1. Boil bamboo shoot slice in one cup of water for two to three minutes. Drain and chop finely.
2. Dissolve cornflour in quarter cup of water and set aside. Heat oil in wok on high heat.
3. Add garlic, onion and ginger and stir-fry briefly. Add chopped French beans, carrot, mushrooms, bamboo shoot, celery and stir fry.
4. Add soy sauce, sugar, MSG and mix. Add vegetable stock and mix.
5. Add green chilli sauce, cabbage and green capsicum and continue to cook.
6. Add the cornflour mix and let the soup thicken. Add salt to taste, vinegar and white pepper powder.
7. Sprinkle finely chopped spring onion greens and take off the heat. Serve hot.

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