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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Thai >> Thai

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Soak the wood ears in warm water for 20-30 minutes until they swell up and become soft. | 2. Rinse under cold water, and cut into thin ribons, discarding any hard centers; set aside. | 3. Slice tofu into long thin strips; set aside. | 4. Bring the 4 cups of water to a boil in a soup pot; add the soy sauce, black pepper, garlic, sugar, vinegar, sambal oelek, and salt and stir to blend. | 5. Lower heat to medium and cook for several minutes. | 6. Add the bamboo shoots and cook for a minute before adding the wood ears, the tofu, and the sesame oil. | 7. Cook the soup for 2-3 minutes, then stir in the cornstarch which should be dissolved in the 1 tablespoonful of water. | 8. Beat the egg yolks lightly and slide into the soup; turn off the heat and DO NOT STIR. | 9. The egg will cook into the hot soup and stay in pieces (if you stir it will shrivel). | 10. Pour soup into serving bowls and garnish with strips of red pepper and cilantro leaves. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
wood ear mushroom	1	ounce	called	25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
tofu	7	ounces	soft	285.7629	5.5168	34.2717	17.3045
water	4	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
soy sauce	3	tablespoons		25.44	2.3664	3.9072	0.2736
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
garlic	1	teaspoon	chopped	4.172	0.9257	0.1781	0.013999999999999999
sugar	1 1/2	1/2		1208.97	302.394	0.0	0.0
rice vinegar	5	tablespoons		25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
hot chili sauce	1/2	tablespoon		25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
bamboo shoot	1	cup		40.77	7.852	3.926	0.45299999999999996
sesame oil	1	teaspoon		39.78	0.0	0.0	4.5
cornstarch	1	tablespoon		30.48	7.3016	0.0208	0.004
water	1	tablespoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
egg yolk	2			109.48	1.2206	5.3924	9.0236
red pepper	1	strip		-	-	-	-
cilantro				-	-	-	-

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