JOAN'S HOT & SOUR SOUP*

      Title: JOAN'S HOT & SOUR SOUP*
  Categories: Soups, Ethnic
       Yield: 6 Servings
  
       1 qt Defatted chicken broth
     1/2 c  Shredded cooked chicken
     1/4 c  Diced tofu
     1/4 c  Bamboo shoots sliced
       6    Chinese dried mushrooms
            Soaked and softened, sliced
       2    Whole eggs or the whites
       1 tb White vinegar
       3 tb Soy sauce part dark & light
       1 tb Cornstarch/cold water
       1 ts Or more Chinese hot sauce
            To taste
            Oriental sesame seed oil
            To taste
  
   Use homemade or canned defatted chicken broth. add to the broth the
   chicken, softened and sliced mushrooms, tofu and bamboo shoots. You
   can use more or less of each kind. Season with the vinegar and soy
   sauces and bring to a boil.Mix the cornstarch with a bit of cold
   water to make into a paste and whisk into the hot soup to thicken
   slightly. Fork beat the eggs ( or just use the whites ) and add and
   swirl and stir into the soup. lastly add the hot oil to
   taste.Oriental Sesame oil may also be added with the hot oil for some
   extra flavor. Serves 6
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