April 19, 2024

Hot & Sour Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker Soup

Name: Hot & Sour Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 740 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 pkg shiitake or other dried mushrooms (about 3/4 cup or 14 g); 6 cups (1.5 L) chicken stock or broth; 1/2 lb. (250 g) Pork loin, cut into thin strips; 1/4 lb. (125 g) Extra-firm tofu, cut into 1/2-inch (1 cm) cubes; 1 jar (341 mL) VH® Sweet & Sour Cooking Sauce; 2 tbsp. (30 mL) rice vinegar, or to taste; 2 tsp (10 mL) ginger, minced; hot pepper sauce, 4 to 10 drops, or to taste; 1 cup (250 mL) frozen peas; 1 egg, beaten; 1 tbsp. (15 mL) Cornstarch; sliced green onion, optional

20

Prep Time Minutes
740
Total Time Minutes
12
Number of Ingredients
6
Servings

Tags:

Pork,
Vegetable,
Tofu,
Over 45 min,
Main Dish,
VH,
Spring,
Fall,
Winter,
Slow Cooker,
Asian,
Chinese New Year

Ingredients

1 pkg shiitake or other dried mushrooms (about 3/4 cup or 14 g)
6 cups (1.5 L) chicken stock or broth
1/2 lb. (250 g) Pork loin, cut into thin strips
1/4 lb. (125 g) Extra-firm tofu, cut into 1/2-inch (1 cm) cubes
1 jar (341 mL) VH® Sweet & Sour Cooking Sauce
2 tbsp. (30 mL) rice vinegar, or to taste
2 tsp (10 mL) ginger, minced
hot pepper sauce, 4 to 10 drops, or to taste
1 cup (250 mL) frozen peas
1 egg, beaten
1 tbsp. (15 mL) Cornstarch
sliced green onion, optional

Directions

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Step one

Rinse mushrooms under cold water and add to Crock-Pot® slow cooker. Add chicken stock, pork, tofu, sauce, vinegar, ginger, and hot pepper sauce. Stir, cover and set on low temperature for 8 to 12 hours.
Step two

Just before serving, add peas. Drizzle beaten egg into broth without stirring. Mix cornstarch with 1 tbsp. (30 mL) water and drizzle into hot broth stirring slowly until it thickens. Garnish with green onion if desired.

Tips

If you would prefer to use VH® Sweet & Sour Sauce for Dipping for this recipe, use 1 1/4 cups (300 mL) and add 2 tbsp. (30 mL) VH® Soya Sauce before slow cooking.