Ingredients

  • 3 dried wood ears
  • 20 tiger lily buds Dried
  • 3 cups hot water
  • 1/4 pound pork butt
  • 1/2 teaspoon rice wine or dry sherry
  • 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 ounces fresh mushrooms sliced
  • 1/4 cup bamboo shoots Shredded
  • 1 square bean curd sliced
  • 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoons white vinegar and adjust
  • 5 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 5 tablespoons water
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 6 1/2 cups chicken broth or white veg stock
  • 1/4 cup water chestnuts

Method

  • Soak wood ears and lily buds in 3 cups hot water 15 minutes to soften.
  • Remove stems from softened wood ears. Shred wood ears with a cleaver.
  • Slice pork into thin strips. Use a cleaver to chop strips into shreds.
  • Combine marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Add pork shreds; mix well.
  • Let stand 15 minutes. Combine chicken broth and salt in a medium saucepan.
  • Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium. Add mushrooms, waterchestnuts, bamboo shoots, wood ears and lily buds to broth. Simmer 3 to 4minutes. Add pork shreds with marinade and bean curd. Bring to a boil.
  • Addworcestershire sauce and vinegar, if desired. Dissolve cornstarch in 5 tablespoons water to make a paste. Slowly stir into soup. Cook over mediumheat until soup thickens slightly. Stir egg into soup. Add black pepper, white pepper and sesame oil.