Hot and Sour Soup

Ingredients

• 4 dried Chinese black mushrooms
• 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
• 1/4 cup dried Chinese lily buds (flowers optional)
• 5 cups chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 ounces fresh firm tofu, cut into thin strips or small cubes
• 2 baby bok choy thinly sliced
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 pound lean pork, cut into thin strips or 1 (4-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into thin strips
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup stock to form paste
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon chili paste or cracked black pepper
• 2 thinly slivered scallions (green and white parts)
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped

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