Mushroom Hot And Sour Soup from feedmephoebe.com

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1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 small yellow onion, diced
1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced, white and green parts divided
1 pound mixed mushrooms (I used shitake and cremini), stems removed, thinly sliced
1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons sambal olek or sriracha
1/4 cup gluten-free tamari
1/4 cup rice vinegar
6 cups vegetable stock
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 large egg, beaten

Heat the oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven. Saute the onion and white scallions over medium-high heat until soft, 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook until they’ve reduced in size and begun releasing their liquid, 5 minutes. Stir in the ginger, garlic, and sambal olek or sriracha. Cook until fragrant, 1 more minute.

Carefully pour in the tamari and vinegar (hot vinegar can sting the eyes), scrapping up any brown bits that have formed on the bottom of the pan. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes until the flavors have melded. In a small mixing bowl, whisk the cornstarch and 1/3 cup of water to create a slurry. Add it to the pot and simmer the soup until slightly thickened, another 10 minutes.

Remove the soup from the heat and slowly pour in the egg while stirring the liquid. The egg will form soft strings and will cook immediately. Taste the soup and add salt as necessary. Garnish with the green scallions and serve. Serving Size: 4

dmv notes: I cut the recipe in half. Used cremini mushrooms, sambal oblek a little less than half the amount called for and 3 scallions. Very good!!

instant pot instructions:

  1. Add ALL the ingredients to the Instant Pot with the spinach added last EXCEPT for the egg, tofu and cornstarch slurry (those three come later). The pot will be filled to the brim once the spinach is added, so give everything a very good stir and make sure the spinach is mixed in with the broth and everything else
  2. Secure the lid, hit “Manual” or “Pressure Cook” High Pressure for 5 minutes (it will take about 10 minutes to come to pressure due to everything in this loaded pot!) Quick release when done
  3. Once the lid is removed, hit “Sauté” and Adjust so it’s on the “More” or “High” setting.  Once it begins to bubble, add the cornstarch slurry, stir well for about 2 minutes and then turn the Instant Pot to “Keep Warm”
  4. Lastly, add in the tofu and stir followed by the egg mixture and stir for about a minute until egg ribbons form