Hot and sour soup with tofu Recipe

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Hot and sour soup with tofu

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Ingredients:

3	tbsp	Vegetable oil
2	large	Sweet red peppers, cored
		-seeded and cut into
		-?x? strips
		-(about ?cup)
1	small	Bunch green onions, cut
		-diagonally into ? pieces
		-(about 1 ?/td>
		-cups)
2	cup	Chicken broth, canned OR
		-homemade
2	cup	Vegetable stock OR water
		-(stock recipe in next post)
2	tbsp	Soy sauce
2	tsp	Red wine vinegar
1/2	tsp	Crushed red pepper flakes
1/4	tsp	Salt
1/8	tsp	Pepper
2	tbsp	Cornstarch
3	tbsp	Water
1	tsp	Oriental sesame oil
1/2	lbs	Snow peas, fresh or frozen
1	lbs	Firm tofu, drained and cut
		-into ? cubes
1	can	(8 oz.) sliced water
		-chestnuts, drained

Procedures:

1	Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat.
2	Add pepper and onion; stir fry about 5 minutes.
3	Add chicken broth, vegetable stock and soy sauce.
4	Bring to boiling.
5	Lower heat; simmer for about 5 minutes.
6	Stir together vinegar, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, cornstarch, water and sesame oil in a small bowl until smooth.
7	Add to soup with fresh snow peas; cook for about 5 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
8	Add tofu, frozen snow peas if using, and water chestnuts.
9	Gently heat through.