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Hot and Sour Soup

Estimated Nutritional Profile
Nutrient Quantity
Protein (g)76.7472
Energy (kCal)870.0999
Carbohydrates (g)32.0442
Total fats (g)50.7436
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
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    Utensils Used
    | 1. Heat the wok or large pot. | 2. When hot, add small amount of oil; cook meat until done. | 3. Drain meat and set aside. | 4. Reheat wok, add 1 tblsp oil. | 5. Season with ginger and garlic, stirring well. | 6. Add sherry and chicken broth. | 7. Add meat, mushrooms, bamboo and tofu. | 8. Bring to boil. | 9. Flavor the soup with vinegar (the sour) and white pepper to taste (the hot). | 10. Add enough soy sauce to give the soup a nice brown colour. | 11. Taste and adjust flavor with salt. | 12. Mix cornstarch with water. | 13. Bring soup to boil again, slowly pour in cornstarch mixture. | 14. Using a circular motion, slowly and evenly pour in beaten eggs. | 15. Beat a little more rapidly to break up strands. | 16. Do not stir again until the eggs have floated to the surface. | 17. Add a small amount of sesame oil for extra flavour. | 18. Serve, garnished with chopped, green onion Note: I often add a handful of those precooked, tiny shrimp at the end, too. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
    Ingredient Name Quantity Unit State Energy (kcal) Carbohydrates Protein (g) Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
    pork 1/2 cut 578.0013 0.0 54.7401 40.0068
    vegetable oil - - - -
    ginger 1 1/2 1/2 minced 2.4 0.5331 0.0546 0.0225
    garlic 2 -3 cloves minced 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    cooking sherry 2 teaspoons - - - -
    chicken broth 1 quart - - - -
    enoki mushroom 4 ounces 41.9572 8.8564 3.0164 0.3289
    cloud ear mushroom 1/4 cup - - - -
    bamboo shoot 1 can drained rinsed 61.1244 11.7721 5.8861 0.6792
    tofu 1 piece cut firm - - - -
    rice 2 -3 teaspoons 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    white pepper 1/2 teaspoon 3.552 0.8233 0.1248 0.0254
    soy sauce - - - -
    cornstarch 1 tablespoon 30.48 7.3016 0.0208 0.004
    water 1 1/2 1/2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    egg 2 beaten 143.0 0.72 12.56 9.51
    sesame oil 1 -2 teaspoon 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
    green onion 1/2 cup chopped 9.585 2.0377 0.3444 0.1668

    - Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.



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