Hot and Sour Soup

Hot and sour soup is a nutritious and taste bud tingling, Chinese soup, perfect for a cold winter night. As the name suggests the soup has ingredients that make it spicy and sour.

Soup is a great nutritious meal option with certain types of soup even proven to help support weight loss. In particular, vegetable-based soups are a great option nutritionally as they combine good flavors and dietary fibers to keep you fuller for longer. The soups made from scratch are the best.

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 10-20 minutes

Serves: 4 people

Ingredients	Quantity
Oil	1 Tbsp
Garlic minced	1 tsp
Ginger minced	1 tsp
Green Peas finely chopped	1/4cup
Carrots finely chopped	1/4cup
Frozen Corn	1/4 cup
Green Beans finely chopped	1/4 cup
Cauliflower finely chopped	1/2 cup
Cabbage thinly sliced	1/2 cup
Mushroom thinly sliced	1 large
Vegetable Stock cubes	3
Soy Sauce	to taste
Red Chili Sauce	to taste
Black Pepper	to taste
Vinegar	1 Tbsp, or to taste
Corn Starch mixed with a little cold water	1 Tbsp
Spring Onions finely chopped	½ cup

Method

Chop all the vegetables and keep it ready before you start making the soup.

Heat oil in a medium sized pot. Add ginger and garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add corn, green beans, peas, carrots, cauliflower, cabbage and sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add vegetable stock cubes, 2 cups of water, salt and black pepper. Bring mixture to a boil and simmer.

Add mushrooms, 1/2 of the spring onions, chili sauce, soy sauce and vinegar and bring to a boil. Mix 2-3 tbsp water with the corn starch and add it to the soup, bring to a boil. Garnish with spring onions and serve hot!

Point to remember

·        Corn Starch is a thickener. Use depending on the consistency you prefer.