Dinner for 2

Hot and Sour Egg Drop Soup

Name: Hot and Sour Egg Drop Soup
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1/2 tbsp avocado oil; 2 scallions; 1 inch piece fresh ginger; 2 cloves garlic; 1 1/2 small dried red chili peppers; 6 oz chicken broth or bone broth; 1/2 cup dried mushrooms; 4 oz pork loin; 6 oz fresh shiitake and/or oyster mushrooms; 4 oz canned bamboo shoots; 4 oz tofu; 3 tbsp rice vinegar; 2 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tablespoons water; 2 eggs

$16.71for 430 minServes 2

Pork, mushrooms, tofu, and bamboo shoots simmer in a spicy broth before eggs and vinegar finish the soup.

Hot and Sour Egg Drop Soup with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Green onions, 0.25$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.34Typical price
	Fresh ginger, 1 oz$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
	Broth, 6 oz$0.07/oz typical	6 oz	$0.42Typical price
	Mushrooms, 7.25 oz$0.40/oz typical	7.25 oz	$2.90Typical price
	Pork roast, 0.25 lb$2.49/lb typical	0.25 lb	$0.62Typical price
	Artichoke hearts, 4 oz$0.18/oz typical	4 oz	$0.72Typical price
	Tofu, 4 oz$0.17/oz typical	4 oz	$0.68Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.36

Swaps

Swap pork roast for beef chuck roastabout $4.50/lb more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsVinegar

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
2servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$4.18 per serving$16.71 for 4

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Ingredients

1/2 tbsp avocado oil
2 scallions
1 inch piece fresh ginger
2 cloves garlic
1 1/2 small dried red chili peppers
6 oz chicken broth or bone broth
1/2 cup dried mushrooms
4 oz pork loin
6 oz fresh shiitake and/or oyster mushrooms
4 oz canned bamboo shoots
4 oz tofu
3 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tablespoons water
2 eggs

Steps

Heat the avocado oil in a medium pot over medium heat and cook the scallions, ginger, garlic, and chilies for 2 minutes.
Add the broth, dried mushrooms, pork, fresh mushrooms, bamboo shoots, tofu, and soy sauce.
Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 12 minutes until the pork reaches 160 F.
Stir the cornstarch with water, add the slurry, and simmer for 2 minutes until the broth thickens.
Beat the eggs and slowly stream them into the simmering soup while stirring.
Cook pork until it reaches 145 F inside, then rest it 3 minutes.
Cook for 2 minutes until the eggs are firm, then stir in the rice vinegar.

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