Shiitake Hot and Sour Soup

This tasty soup is designed to super immunity over the chilly months. The shiitake mushrooms along with the garlic, ginger, onions, and chilli all have immunity-boosting properties.

Shiitake mushrooms

Ingredients
Serves 4

• 1 tablespoon rice bran oil
• 1 long green chilli minced with seeds
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 bunches spring onions, green and white parts sliced, 2 tablespoons greens reserved
• 500g shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, sliced
• 2L chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• Juice and zest of 2 lemons
• 1 block firm tofu, cut into 2 cm cubes
• 2 cups shredded carrots
• 1 yellow and 1 red capsicum thinly sliced
• Freshly cracked black pepper

Directions
In a saucepan over medium-high heat, add oil and swirl to coat the bottom. Add chilli, ginger, garlic and spring onions. Sauté for about a minute. Add shiitakes until softened.
 
Add stock and soy sauce, bring to a simmer and reduce by one fifth. Add lemon juice, tofu, capsicum and carrots and cook gently for 2 more minutes to heat tofu through. Season with black pepper.
 
Ladle soup into serving bowls and garnish with reserved green onions and lemon zest.

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