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My authentic 30 minute Hot and Sour Soup is an easy Chinese restaurant style comfort meal that I make all the time at home. With simple directions, I cook a hearty spicy and sour broth filled with mushrooms, silky eggs, and tofu. This recipe is flexible and easy to adjust using the ingredients you already have on hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hot and sour soup is an authentic Chinese soup with a long history, built around a spicy and sour broth filled with mushrooms, tofu, and silky eggs that is warming, satisfying, and savory. I can assure you my recipe is not Western Chinese takeout or a watered down version, but a home style soup, like my egg drop soup<\/a> that brings restaurant flavor into my own kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love how this recipe comes together nicely because every ingredient I use has a clear role, from the mushrooms adding earthiness to the tofu bringing softness and the eggs creating a silky texture I love. If you have been following me for a while, you know I grew up eating bowls of soup like this with my family, so adding this restaurant style soup to my collection of authentic Chinese soup recipes<\/a> was really important to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After years of cooking Chinese food for my family and guiding home cooks, this hot and sour soup has become one of my favorites because it is ready in just 30 minutes, if you soak your dried ingredients in advance. In this post, I walk you through each step and share simple ingredient swaps so it stays easy, flexible, and perfect for busy days at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since my goal was to create a proper restaurant style hot and sour soup recipe, I use all the ingredients listed below, but the good news is that you can easily substitute them with my recommendations and still enjoy a comforting bowl of soup at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top<\/strong> key ingredients:<\/strong> vinegar and pepper<\/strong>
I use Chinkiang vinegar and white pepper to create the classic hot and sour balance that comes from a Northern Chinese style soup I ate growing up. These two ingredients define the character of the soup.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\r\n\t\t\n\n\n