Hot and Sour Glass Noodle Soup

Hot and Sour Glass Noodle Soup

　　Main ingredients: about 85g glass noodles, about 180g shredded pork, 1 tbsp each of shredded carrot and shredded pickled mustard tuber, 4 dried shiitake mushrooms, 6 cups water, about 85g yellow chives. Seasonings: 1 tbsp bean paste, 2 tbsp Zhenjiang vinegar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice, 1 tsp light soy sauce, a pinch of sesame oil. Method: 1. Soak the glass noodles in water for half an hour and trim them slightly. 2. Marinate the shredded pork with 1 tsp light soy sauce, 1/2 tsp each of cornstarch and sesame oil. 3. Soak the mushrooms until soft, remove the stems, and shred them; cut the yellow chives into sections. 4. Bring the water to a boil, add the shredded pork and mushroom shreds. Once boiling again, add the glass noodles, shredded carrot, shredded pickled mustard tuber, and seasonings. When it boils again, sprinkle on the yellow chives and it’s ready. Note: Do not cook the yellow chives for too long, or they will lose their aroma and become tough.