Hot & Sour Soup

Musa approves!

Cold days call for hot soup…hot and sour soup that is! 🍲 Cooking can be tough on days when I need to make something allergy friendly for Musa alongside our own meals. This soup turned out to be a good option for all of us.

This #top8free soup can be customized to your taste. Musa isn’t a big fan of spicy foods so I only added 1 small jalapeño but you can add up to 2-3. Soy sauce isn’t a must either if you have a soy allergy or just don’t have it on hand. Any veggies can be added or omitted depending on preference and availability.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.

  1. Chop 2 chicken breasts in to 8-10 big pieces.
  2. Fill a pot with 8 cups  of water.
  3. Boil the chicken on high for 30 minutes.
  4. Take out chicken and shred.
  5. Lower flame to medium heat and add chicken back in with all veggies (shredded carrots(2), thinly sliced green pepper (1), 2 cups of bean sprouts)
  6. After 5 minutes, add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of salt, one 20oz can of crushed tomatoes, 5 tablespoons of ketchup, 1 diced and seeded jalapeño pepper. (Optional- add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce). Stir and let cook for 10 minutes.
  7. Add corn flour paste- about 4 tablespoons of corn flour and water.
  8. Stir and simmer well
  9. Taste and adjust to taste.
  10. Before serving add a half a bunch of chopped cilantro. Enjoy!