Vegetarian Hot and Sour Soup - Canola Info

Ingredients

• 4 dried Chinese black (shiitake) mushrooms
• hot water
• 2 tsp canola oil
• 1 carrot, peeled and julienned
• 5 cups vegetable broth
• 1/4 cup canned bamboo shoots, drained, julienned
• 3 tbsp cornstarch, dissolved in 1/4 cup cold water
• 3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar
• 3/4 tsp ground white pepper
• 6 oz savory baked or firm tofu, julienned
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 stalks green onion, thinly sliced