SCHEZWAN/SZECHUAN/SICHUAN STYLE VEGETABLE HOT AND SOUR SOUP

            SCHEZWAN/SZECHUAN/SICHUAN  

        STYLE VEGETABLE HOT AND

                       SOUR SOUP

                                                          (Serves 3)

This is an Indo-Chinese Hot and sour soup. Nothing beats the winter chill like a steaming bowl of soup. This soup is so delicious and comforting that you’ll love the cold weather. You can add vegetables of your choice to make this Indian style Chinese Soup.

INGREDIENTS:

·      1 T Sesame Oil or 1 T Canola Oil or 1 T Butter (I used Canola Oil)

·      1 cm size Ginger, thinly sliced

·      1 medium size Garlic, finely chopped

·      1/3 cup Onions, finely chopped

·      ½ cup Carrots, thinly sliced

·      1/8 cup French Beans, finely chopped

·      ½ cup Cabbage, finely chopped

·      ¼ cup Green Bell Pepper, finely chopped

·      ¼ cup Corn fresh or frozen (I used frozen), boiled

·      2-3 sprigs of Coriander Leaves, chopped

·      2 cups Vegetable Stoke or Water (I used water)

·      1 ½ tsp. Corn Starch + 3 T Water

·      1 ½ T Schezwan Sauce

·      1 ½ T Tomato Ketchup

·      2 tsp. Duck Sauce (Duck Sauce is a sweet fruit puree, you can use any sweet fruit puree sauce)

·      1 tsp. Soy Sauce

·      1 tsp. Sugar or as per taste

·      Salt as per taste

·      2 tsp. White Vinegar or vinegar of your choice

·      1 Pinch Black Pepper Powder

·      Scallion, green part only for garnishing

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LET’S COOK:

Heat oil in a pan/wok on medium heat.

Add ginger and garlic and stir-fry for few seconds.

Ad chopped onions and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.

Add carrots and French beans and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.

Add cabbage and green bell pepper and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.

Add boiled corn and chopped coriander leaves and stir-fry until carrots turn tender. Add salt and mix.

Add 2 cups of water and cornstarch–water mixture and bring soup to boil.

Add schezwan sauce, tomato ketchup, duck sauce, soy sauce and sugar and cook for 2 minutes.

Switch off the heat and add white vinegar and black pepper powder and mix.

Transfer in a serving bowl and garnish with green part of scallions.

Soup tastes best-served hot/warm.

Enjoy…

NOTE:

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