This lives up to its great review! I have a bad sinus attack and hot and sour soup was my only go to soup. I used only 1 cube of chicken bouillon and the rest leftover chicken broth I had on hand. Used dried shitake mushrooms as part of the base and added shredded chicken as some suggested. I was amazed how wonderful this soup was better than the restaurant for sure, and a great soup for anyone suffering from congestion - yummy!

Thank you so much for this recipe! My husband wanted Hot & Sour soup for his cold. It made him feel so much better. It's a lot better than take-out!

Delicious! Added bean sprouts and used Siracha for the chili sauce. Tripled the recipe so I could freeze... Definitely making this again and will some lime! Thanks for the great recipe!

This is a good recipe... you can also substitute a noodle soup base such as Sempio Bonito if you don't have the chicken stock. If you have some wood fungus lying around you may want to throw that in also but it is cost prohibitive and I leave out.

This recipe is excellent! Hot and sour soup is of my favorite foods and this recipe is so simple and full of flavor - not to mention healthy (I used a no salt added chicken stock). I told a friend from China about this recipe and she said it sounded very traditional.

Good and simple. Quick to make. I doubled the recipe. But how can I make the soup darker in color?

This is a recipe I can follow. Doesn't call for strange stuff, everything is familiar. I can do this! Thank you so much!

I've always loved this soup since I was a kid, getting it at weylu's in Salem MA in the mid 80s.
I wish I tried this recipe sooner, it's amazing that such simple ingredients and 25 minutes can produce the best hot and sour soup I have ever had.
I skipped the egg and the bamboo shoots, less filler. I used 1/4 pound of shitake mushrooms (recipe doubled) which I think are perfect for this soup. Extra garlic/chilli and white pepper crank up the heat just right.
I love the freshness of the green onion at the end and the toasted sesame oil adds an extra layer of depth to the broth.
If you love hot and sour soup, stop cheating yourself happiness and make this at home.

If you don't have garlic chili sauce use 1 tsp. garlic powder and 1 tsp. chili powder. You can also use beef broth for a richer tasting soup. I sometimes add a bit of julienned carrots to add a little sweetness just as my local Chinese restaurant does.

Obsessed with this recipe! I've made it 5 times already and my brother just requested it as his birthday present. I always double it, skip the meat, add baby corn and add 2 cans of the chop suey vegetables which includes bamboo, sprouts, and other veggies to make it more heartier. This is amazing! Thanks so much for the recipe!

The recipe is easy to follow and tasted like the one you get in restaurants.

Such an easy recipe and tasted FANTASTIC! I added a fish stock cube to mine and a handful of sweet corn yum yum!

My son loves this soup. Great recipe and very easy to make.

I really like this recipe. Easy and fast. Flavor good. Heated up my insides, may use less sauce next time. I did not use the egg or oil but flavor is to my liking. Thanks for easy and fast cooking.

I didn't have cornstartch or tofu to add and I used curry paste because I didn't have chili paste and the base was homemade turkey soup. Used your recipe as a guide? OMG it was so gooooooood.