Gluten-Free Chinese Hot and Sour Soup
A restaurant-style Chinese hot and sour soup of chicken stock with shiitake and wood ear mushrooms, bamboo shoots, tofu and thin strips of pork, sharpened with rice vinegar and white pepper, thickened lightly and finished with egg ribbons.
At a glance: This medium soups and stews recipe yields 6 servings in about 45 minutes (25 min prep, 20 min cook). It uses 17 ingredients — including boneless pork loin, tamari, cornstarch — and walks through 7 steps. Updated . Browse more soups and stews recipes or return to all gluten-free recipes.
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Cross-Contamination Warning for Gluten-Free Chinese Hot and Sour Soup: When preparing this soups and stews recipe, restaurant hot and sour soup almost always uses soy-based sauces and black vinegar made with grains containing gluten, and is served with fried noodles. Store-bought stocks, bouillon and soup bases often include flavorings or thickeners containing gluten; use stock labeled gluten-free and a clean pot and ladle.
Gluten-Free Notes for Gluten-Free Chinese Hot and Sour Soup: Tamari replaces standard soy-based sauces, which are usually brewed with grains that contain gluten, and cornstarch thickens the soup. Use stock, tamari, cornstarch, rice vinegar and chili oil labeled gluten-free.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Tips & Notes
- Add the vinegar near the end and taste before serving. Long boiling dulls its sourness, and the soup should taste distinctly tangy.
- Skip Chinkiang black vinegar unless its label says gluten-free. It is traditionally brewed with grains that contain gluten.
- Drizzle the eggs into the hot and sour soup off the heat while stirring slowly. That gives fine, silky ribbons instead of scrambled clumps.
Common questions
How long does Gluten-Free Chinese Hot and Sour Soup take?
Gluten-Free Chinese Hot and Sour Soup takes about 45 minutes: 25 minutes to prep and 20 minutes to cook, for 6 servings.
What should I check before making Gluten-Free Chinese Hot and Sour Soup with celiac disease?
Written with gluten-free ingredients. Use products labeled gluten-free, check labels, and ask your clinician about your own needs.
What cross-contamination risk is specific to Gluten-Free Chinese Hot and Sour Soup?
Check boneless pork loin, cut into thin matchsticks, tamari, divided, cornstarch, divided before they go into Gluten-Free Chinese Hot and Sour Soup. Restaurant hot and sour soup almost always uses soy-based sauces and black vinegar made with grains containing gluten, and is served with fried noodles. Store-bought stocks, bouillon and soup bases often include flavorings or thickeners containing gluten; use stock labeled gluten-free and a clean pot and ladle.
Which gluten-free swaps does Gluten-Free Chinese Hot and Sour Soup use?
Gluten-Free Chinese Hot and Sour Soup relies on gluten-free tamari or coconut aminos, cornstarch or arrowroot. Keep those gluten-free-labeled products in place of a gluten-containing flour or sauce. If the blend already lists xanthan gum, do not add a second binder unless this recipe says to.
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