Foryoueats: Hot and Sour Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• For the Broth (see notes):
• 1 pound (455g) chicken feet
• 1 pound (455g) chicken carcasses, roughly chopped
• 4 ounces (115g) Jinhua ham
• One 2-inch knob fresh ginger (25g), sliced
• 4 medium cloves garlic (20g), smashed with the side of a knife
• 1 onion (8 ounces), split in half
• 6 scallions, roughly chopped
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon (15ml) light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon (15ml) toasted sesame oil
• Kosher salt
• For the Garnish:
• 1 ounce (30g) dried wood-ear mushrooms (see notes)
• 1 ounce (30g) dried daylilies (see notes)
• 6 ounces (170g) extra firm tofu, cut into thin matchsticks
• 6 ounces (170g)trimmed pork shoulder or loin, cut into 2-inch long slivers
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
• To Serve:
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground white pepper, plus more to taste
• 1/4 cup (60ml) Chinkiang vinegar, plus more to taste (see notes)
• 1 tablespoon (15ml) toasted sesame oil, plus more to taste
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallions
• 1/4 cup picked fresh cilantro leaves