Hot & Sour Chicken Soup

Name: Hot & Sour Chicken Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 medium red onion, halved, thinly sliced; 3 teaspoons chilli paste; 1 teaspoon garlic paste; 1 teaspoon ginger paste; 1 litre hot water; 2 pots Continental Stock Pot Sensations Chicken Stock Pot; 500 g chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced; 3 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce; 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 100 g rice vermicelli; 4 spring onions, thinly sliced

A warming spicy chicken soup, that's guaranteed to wake up your tastebuds.

15 Mins

Cooking Time
easy

Difficulty
10 Mins

Prep Time
4 People

Serves

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 medium red onion, halved, thinly sliced
3 teaspoons chilli paste
1 teaspoon garlic paste
1 teaspoon ginger paste
1 litre hot water
2 pots Continental Stock Pot Sensations Chicken Stock Pot
500 g chicken breast fillets, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
100 g rice vermicelli
4 spring onions, thinly sliced

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes until softened. Add chilli, garlic and ginger and cook, stirring for 1 minute.
Add hot water and stock pot to saucepan. Increase heat to high, and bring to the boil, stirring. Reduce heat to medium. Add chicken and soy sauce. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until chicken is just cooked. Stir in vinegar. Season to taste.
Meanwhile place vermicelli noodles in a large heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water and set aside for 2 minutes or until softened. Drain. Rinse with cold water.
Divide noodles between 4 serving bowls. Ladle in the soup and chicken. Top with spring onions and serve.