Szechuan Soup recipe: 59 Photos
Easy Hot and Sour Soup - The
Szechuan Soup - Suan Long
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An Asian favorite, loaded with tofu, vegetables, and contrasting spicy and piquant flavors. Heat oil in a soup pot and sauté shiitakes until lightly caramelized. Add ginger paste and sweat until fragrant. Add bamboo shoots and chicken stock, reserving 1/3 cup of stock for making a slurry.
Hot and Sour Soup originated in the Sichuan province of China and has been enjoyed for centuries as a comforting and flavorful dish.
Hot and sour soup (1 cup) contains 5g total carbs, 4.3g net carbs, 5.4g fat, 8.9g protein, and 104 calories.
Typical Chinese chicken soup is made from old hens and is seasoned with ginger, scallions, black pepper, soy sauce, rice wine and sesame oil. Chinese herbal soups – homemade remedies with herbs or adaptogens (a well-known example is ginseng) to help heal specific health concerns.
Szechuan is the phonetic spelling which was used in the West before the romanization of Chinese (called pinyin) was adopted in the 1980s. In pinyin, it is spelt Sichuan. In Chinese, 四川 四 (si - meaning four) and 川 (chuan - meaning river). Sichuan is a province in South West (south central actually) China.