Hot and Sour Soup – Catskill Animal Sanctuary

Ingredients

• 6 cups vegetable broth
• 4 oz shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and thinly sliced
• ½ lb firm tofu, cut into small cubes
• ½ cup bamboo shoots, cut into thin strips
• 2 tbsp grated fresh ginger
• 5 tbsp white vinegar
• 1 tsp sugar
• ½ cup tamari or soy sauce
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper, ground
• 1 tsp ground white pepper
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• ½ cup water
• 2 tbsp finely chopped scallions
• 1 tsp toasted sesame oil