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Hot-and-Sour Soup

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Prep Time 9 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours
Servings: 6
Course: Soup
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 2 14 1/2 ounce can reduced-sodium vegetable broth
  • 2 medium carrots bias-sliced (1 cup)
  • 1 8 ounce can bamboo shoots drained
  • 1 8 ounce can sliced water chestnuts drained
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 4 ounce can drained weight sliced mushrooms, drained
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar or white vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch or arrowroot
  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • 8 ounces frozen peeled and deveined uncooked shrimp
  • 4 ounces refrigerated water-packed firm tofu fresh bean curd, drained and cubed
  • 2 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley or cilantro optional

Method
 

  1. In a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker combine broth, carrots, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, the 1/2 cup water, the mushrooms, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, and crushed red pepper.
  2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 to 8 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 to 4 hours.
  3. If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. In a small bowl stir together cornstarch and the 2 tablespoons cold water.
  4. Stir into chicken broth mixture in slow cooker.
  5. Add frozen shrimp and the tofu.
  6. Cover and cook for 30 minutes more.
  7. Sprinkle each serving with parsley.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCarbohydrates: 11g

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