HOT AND SOUR VEGETABLE SOUP

HOT AND SOUR VEGETABLE SOUP

Preparation Time : 5 minutes

Cooking Time : 15 minutes
Servings : 4


INGREDIENTS

Carrot, chopped 1/2 medium
Cabbage, chopped 1/4 small
French beans, chopped 4-6
Green capsicum, chopped 1/2 medium
Bamboo shoots, sliced 1 medium
Cornflour/ corn starch 2 tablespoons
Oil 2 tablespoons
Garlic, chopped 2-3 cloves
Onion , chopped 1 medium
Ginger, chopped 1 inch piece
Mushrooms, chopped 2
Celery, chopped 2 inch stalks
Soy sauce 2 tablespoons
Sugar 1/2 teaspoons
MSG 1/2 teaspoon
Vegetable stock 4-5 cups
Green chilli sauce 2 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Vinegar 2 tablespoons
White pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
Spring onion greens, chopped 1 stalk


METHOD
Boil bamboo shoot slice in one cup of water for two to three minutes. Drain and chop finely. Dissolve cornflour in quarter cup of water and set aside.Heat oil in wok on high heat. Add garlic, onion and ginger and stir-fry briefly. Add chopped French beans, carrot, mushrooms, bamboo shoot, celery and stir fry. Add soy sauce, sugar, MSG and mix. Add vegetable stock and mix. Add green chilli sauce, cabbage and green capsicum and continue to cook. Add the cornflour mix and let the soup thicken. Add salt to taste, vinegar and white pepper powder. Sprinkle finely chopped spring onion greens and take off the heat. Serve hot.