The PERFECT Soup to Warm You Up - Hot and Sour Soup

[@FloLum]

Another comforting soup for those cold days that will definitely warm you up. Happy Sunday! 💕

[@marcoreviews]

So cool! Thanks for adding the alternative option for vegans and vegetarians! Nice touch!

[@irishpixierose]

This is one of my favorite soups. It looks so good!

[@floriadelmundo1916]

can the cabbage be added last? retain the crispy texture😊😊

[@barrez9307]

My favorite soup but, I haven't had it due to being vegan. Wonder why drain fungus soaking water? It always use dried mushrooms to make my veggie broth deeper in color and richer in flavor by adding both the mushrooms and soaking liquid. Am I wrong? Was excited to see Dude try soup and then add some hot Szechuan oil ...can't say I'm not disappointed but, maybe white pepper is better so I'm going to try your recipe.

[@marcoreviews]

@@barrez9307 very interesting comment! Also very into the red oils!

[@CrumbsQ]

That version looks much nicer than the restaurant versions I've had. Flo really does a great job with the comfort food recopies. Must be a Mom thing.

[@deltas4114]

My mouth fell open 😲 with Dude adding more white pepper for heat. Yeah Dude! Hope you all have a blessed day.

[@lynneyoung-beggs2363]

Hello Flo…I hope you’re doing well. I am vegetarian & I manage substitutions but I am able to do this with your great recipes. I just want to say that your videos & your voice are so soothing to me & I love when Dude does ‘The taste’. He’s great. I appreciate your lifestyle & your commitment & please, please keep those recipes coming. It’s so wonderful to feel a connection with others even though you never meet. Bless you & your family!

[@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123]

I love how you two treat each other ! Gods love shines in your marriage ❤️ I think Dude was hungry and ready for the taste tests back at the, “that’s a lot of chopping” comment 🤣🤣 His patience payed off 🥰

[@FloLum]

🤣 Thank you so much for your kind and very encouraging words! Blessings to you and yours!

[@caroleezekiel6000]

One of my all time favorites! I sometimes add water chestnuts because my husband loves them in everything!

[@dianekennedy977]

Thank you, Thank you Wow, this looks absolutely amazing and nutritious!!!! I absolutely love hot and sour soup, so does my 91 year old Mom! I can't wait until I make it and Mom will be so surprised. I really enjoy your videos. I need to take out tim to watch more of them! I'm Italian however I love Asian people and their food. Much love and happiness to you Mrs Flo Yum and Guy.

[@annerivas435]

This is my husband favorite Chinese soup.

[@mxbreed20]

I am learning so much about Asian cooking from your incredible Asian cooking videos. I've watched almost all of your videos. Thank you.

[@kisnorboangela7454]

Hi Flo, I'm Angela from Mauritius Island and I love your channel. I have done your soup and it's delicious. God inspires you more recipes that you can share with us. God bless you

[@gelwood99]

Thank you, Flo! My all-time favorite soup! It is the one thing I will stop and run in for a large takeout container just because! Especially when not feeling 100%, it always perks me up!

[@lynneyoung-beggs2363]

I just want to add that I’m going through a difficult time & your videos help me a great deal. You bring much more to us all than recipes.

[@monikabirk6194]

I love watching .....you are so calm and very well organized. I enjoy cooking so much and have done Asian meals in the recent past - as well as different ethnic meals - also so many cooking courses. I’m 74 with family spread far and wide but still have all the goods and equipment for my cooking skills. Nothing stops me!

[@cristinaaquino6292]

Thank You one of my favorite Soup and i like the way you explain step by step not like other cooking blog always to much explanation yours is simple easy to follow, Thanks Stay Safe and healthy.

[@wuputt]

I love Hot and Sour soup! I don't love the soup that's available to me locally though. I will be making this in the near future! Thank you Flo and Dude for your channel!

[@elanaspeicher4128]

I just found your channel. Yay for me! I just love the sweet vibe between you two. Such a blessing to see a couple who very obviously are for each other. I’ll be searching your channel regularly. God bless you.

[@TuyenPham-bt6yx]

Hi Flo! Because of you, my local Chinese restaurant chefs have been missing me and wondering where have I been. Thank oh so dearly for helping me saving so much money on eating out.😊😘😜👍👍👍

[@SusanVega-to5mf]

Oh my goodness that's looking so yummy 😋 and I can't wait to make it following your recipe here and thanks so much for sharing this recipe with us here. 😊

[@robertgoss4842]

Flo: I just discovered your channel, and I am already in love with you and your recipes! I have been addicted to Asian food since my military service in Japan nearly 40 years ago. This recipe hit home with me, and I cannot wait to try it! I am your new, loyal subscriber, and from here, I am going to Amazon to buy your cookbook. Thanks a million!

[@FloLum]

Welcome! So glad you’re here! Hope you enjoy the channel!

[@kenfoster3983]

A good recipe for these cool months. Thanks for sharing, and I am thankful for you sharing on this platform.

[@FloLum]

Thanks, Ken! I am glad you are here!

[@brendastratton1306]

I love hot and sour soup, but haven't been able to get to my favorite Chinese restaurant for awhile now. Your recipe comes to the rescue, and I will enjoy making it myself. Thank you for the recipe!

[@Pinacoladamiaa]

Flo, this looks amazing !🤩 This will be on my table next week. Thanks for inspiration!

[@khadijaihsainiten8073]

You are a good cook and your husband makes you even better

[@delilahharvey6022]

Love hot and sour soup! I use Chinese black vinegar and lots of white pepper. 😋

[@FrazierMtnCheese]

Another delicious recipe 😋 Thank you Flo for sharing. And Dude, thank you for all your hard work behind the scenes, editing and putting the videos together for us to enjoy. 👍 I know it is a lot of work putting a video together. You both are such a joy to watch. God bless you and your family 👪 🙏 ❤

[@jonesbub1]

Oh, that pot of soup looked so warm and comforting! It’s a gray, cold day here and this video was exactly what I needed to see. Love Sunday afternoons with Flo and Dude! TFS, Sharon🤗

[@g.christelbecker6349]

Thank you. I am a Vegetarian and thank you for explaining how this soup can be made without meat. ❤

[@t.c.a.3335]

You could also add a dash of Fish Oil, or Frank's Hot Sauce, or some crushed red pepper flakes, and maybe 1/2 tsp of sugar or sweet & low... I might even saute the mushroom and cabbage to open up some of the flavors... and maybe even simmer the whole thing for at least 30-60 minutes before serving to allow it to really build flavor and it's own thickness...

[@carolf8749]

Flo, ya got me! I've used nothing but my wok and IP since I found your channel 3 weeks ago! And I've never eaten more vegetables in my life and heading into 79th year feeling SO much better. Thank you so much for all this! Do you bring this soup back to simmer each time before you count "about 2 minutes"? I'm having a real problem with either over cooking or under cooking veggies in general and there would be a real difference If you are estimating your timing for ingredients from the time they go in the pot or from the time the soup comes back to a simmer .

[@FloLum]

Simmer for 2-3 minutes after the carrots and cabbage. Add tofu, mushrooms, green onions, vinegar and soy sauce then bring it back to a simmer. Then add egg and cornstarch slurry and heat through. I was thrown off when I had to switch pots! Hope that helps.

[@carolf8749]

@@FloLum Great! With editing, viewer can't assume, so thanks!

[@delilahharvey6022]

I like to add dried lily buds too. Reconstituted and drained first of course.

[@anastasiamathura5401]

Looks delicious thanks for sharing one of your amazing recipes

[@micahlouise9539]

My husband's favorite soup and he loves pepper, much more than I do, so this is perfect! Thank you Flo and Dude.

[@gelwood99]

Yes, that surprised me that it was white pepper that was the "hot" in hot and sour soup. I always thought it was chilis.

[@micahlouise9539]

@@gelwood99 Black pepper works too. I worked in a Chinese restaurant for years, only one cook could speak English, the rest only Chinese. One of the cooks came to my house to visit, he saw my cat and talked about eating it! Yikes, that was in the late 80's They had egg flower soup on always on the hot plate, many vegetarians (and certainly not cat eating people) here, so when someone ordered Hot and Sour soup we would just add vinegar and black pepper to the egg flower soup. That said, Flo's recipe is better!

[@FloLum]

🤣🤣🤣 Oh man… you must have been horrified! 🙀 And what a great Chinese hack for hot and sour soup. 🤣

[@denisepappas4462]

This soup was wonderful! i will make it even on warm days it is so good. Much better than restaurant soup. Thank you!

[@cookinthekitchen]

You just reminded me how much I love those spoons

[@michellekach8967]

Hi! Thank you so much for sharing! You two are awesome!!! 👍👍👍

[@raeannuria5691]

OMG!! Perfection!!

[@EricsonHerbas]

Brings back childhood memories. My grand-aunt would take out my family to this local chinese restaurant in San Francisco. She always orders Hot & Sour soup (or Egg Drop soup, or BOTH!!)

[@constancedreiseidel9412]

I love these videos. Asian food is my absolute favorite. I will be ordering the cookbook. Hot and sour soup looked amazing. Thank you for doing these videos. You guys rock!

[@novembersky3749]

good tips ,well demo:) never made it but i shall!) thanks!

[@chardpp]

Hi from Toronto! I just tried out your recipe and it was delicious!!! I left out the cornstarch slurry because I'm watching my carbs and didn't really miss it. Thanks!

[@colleenkaralee2280]

That is packed full of goodness, thank you. Always good to keep vinegar and salt and pepper on the table.

[@johnhobson9165]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who picks the wrong size of cooking pot.

[@beehead5661]

Thanks for the inspiration! I don't have any cabbage but I have some cauliflower so I'm gonna try that. And for same reason, I'm going to skip the bamboo and use some yellow corn. Plus, canned bamboo isn't my fave. I've heard fresh is really good but never tried it.

[@beatricecampbell7566]

Are those Ina Garten cook books in your library.. fantastic.. simple but tasty food … your cooking is the same way simple and tasty🙏

[@gerardacronin334]

I love watching Flo’s videos and am considering buying the Chinese cookbook. I need to know whether metric measurements are available in the cookbook.

[@johnhobson9165]

I have the cookbook, and it doesn't have metric measurements. Maybe in the next edition.

[@gerardacronin334]

@@johnhobson9165 Thank you for that. I won’t be buying it then.

[@FloLum]

Unfortunately no there is not but that might be a good option for a 2nd edition! Will definitely consider doing that.

[@gerardacronin334]

@@FloLum Thanks Flo. As a scientist who moved from Europe to Canada I am far more comfortable using metric. I also weigh dry ingredients rather than using cups as weighing is so much more precise. Obviously this is less important in cooking than in baking. But I avoid recipes that involve cups or fractions of cups. I particularly hate recipes where you get instructions like “take two cups of flour minus three fourths of a tablespoon”. That is nuts.

[@FloLum]

🤣 I agree about that last part about flour measurements. I also enjoy weighing ingredients for baking.

[@hepplure6172]

How Fun!! looks delish . Cant wait to try it, thanks

[@lhv569]

Hot and sour soup is always my choice when we eat out. My husband and kids are egg drop soup fans. This would be way too much for just me but I will downsize the amounts and try it at home. Thanks!

[@RatdogDRB]

I need a trip to the Asian market for some supplies! Homie wants some Hot/Sour soup now. I watched two of your recipe videos on it!!!

[@mollygardens6646]

I bought your beautiful cookbook! I love it!

[@mjplas9422]

I love following your recipes, Ms Flo! Thank you for doing what you do. ❤️

[@axiomist4488]

This is the 3d video of yours that I watch tonite and I like them ! These soups (eggdrop w/chicken or shrimp) are luscious and full of great things. This one tops them all in the "stuff" department. One big bowl of this would last half the say in the belly. Yum ! I would use those little red peppers for the heat (the way my fave restaurant makes it) or how about Hot Sesame Oil ? Thats got the heat. though not too high and the delicious flavor of the sesame . Love your cooking .

[@myrna5540]

Hi Flo, family and subscribers. Flo that is a great soup when you are sick, please cyber send me a bowl. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣❤❤❤

[@pirate1958]

Oh Flo, you know the way to my heart!!! I love Hot & Sour soup. Dude, you are a very lucky man. Enjoy!! Oh, I'm with Dude I like a little more heat.. if I think I might be getting a cold...

[@flyingbeaver57]

Hi Flo, Thanks for posting your Hot and Sour soup recipe. Like you, I was introduced to it in a favorite restaurant, and then went on to develop my own version(s). I don't add cabbage, because cabbage and I just don't get along too well. However, a suggestion FWIW. If you're using firm or extra-firm tofu, try slicing it into strings, 2-3 inches long, square cross-section and pretty skinny. Sort of like short, square noodles. It changes the look and texture somewhat. tend to make up my own chicken or turkey stock, if I have leftovers available to turn into broth, and then freeze it in 1 L containers. Since by that point the chicken is pretty well done for anyhow, making soup from the "remains" just gets a bit more out of it. If it's "turkey time" I'll do a roaster full of turnkey broth and freeze it likewise - it's even tastier than chicken in Hot and Sour, I think. I've used a combination of re-hydrated dark mushrooms and sliced fresh mushroom when the price on those is down. One time I also tossed in the best part of either an orange or a lemon (I forget exactly), but it was not a great success as far as adding tartness. I'm just one Province over from you and Dude, so I may yet bump into you, either on the streets or in a campground. Many thanks.

[@derrylpacker680]

The Hot and sour soup ams also the egg drop soup, in the restaurant's here on Western N.Y. is quite thin its very tasty but thin in texture

[@brianhudson7822]

Greetings! I just came across your delicious channel and subscribed. Hot and sour soup is one of my favorites, and I am looking forward to giving your recipe a try. I wanted to ask you how long does one of the canisters last on your burner/cooker. Thanks for sharing your recipes. Be well, happy, and blessed.

[@sabrenacalhoun1233]

I haven't had hot and sour soup in years since my Auntie passed and I really dislike the soup offered in restaurants my area. Can't wait to give your recipe a try thank you!

[@edithwarria4794]

Hello Flo and your husband. A question, what does Tofu made out off.? Sorry I’ve sent this message so late. Because I fall asleep . But anyway ❤ watching your videos. All the love and blessings to you and your family ⭐️👍🙏🏻from Edith in cairns Queensland Australia 🇦🇺

[@sherryw-ponyluv-er2394]

That looks hearty and delish!

[@kavishinde2970]

I ❤ your receipes! If have no dried fungus, is that ok for this receipe?

[@andy20912]

Very tasty! I added some baby kale (just because...), and augmented the soup's sourness with tamarind liquid. Will make again, thanks Flo!

[@belindajardim3145]

Mmm looks delish n very healthy 😋

[@merlecharge5303]

Love this soup, Hmm this is a different spin on hot sour soup, will definitely try this out with ground pork Thanks Flo 🇬🇧🇬🇧👏👏

[@jennifermccandless5046]

I enjoyed your video and this looks so yummy,can't wait to make it!

[@annholland5176]

I can't have tofu. But think I will make it without tofu. Thanks. Love that with most of your recipes I can make them gluten free. Thank you both

[@Linda204]

I love this soup so good

[@lizajane55555]

I love sweet and sour soup, its my favorite Asian soup :)

[@H2Dwoat]

Hi, I always test a new Chinese restaurant by ordering hot and sour soup. Love it.

[@sandravanessabasualto2149]

Hi Flo, I love your videos! Can I substitute the pork for beef? We don’t eat pork in my household so I am constantly trying to adapt recipes to our lifestyle. Thanks 😊

[@micahlouise9539]

Our house is non-pork (my husband eats beef, I don't) so I use ground turkey with a little smoked paprika it works well. When I worked in a Chinese restaurant they didn't put any meat in the hot and sour soup, so you can also skip it entirely.

[@FloLum]

Great suggestions! I would also suggest chicken as an option.

[@janemaladina7939]

Love this soup

[@cmaur811]

Happy Thanksgiving! Love H&S soup - cant wait to try your recipe.

[@waynelkduarte45]

My mother's favorite soup

[@MackeyDeez]

I'm going to try this

[@pennydickinson3258]

Looks fantastic!!

[@gildagi2111]

Thanks Flo and Dude, I will try making this. I love hot and sour soup! 👍🏼❤️

[@ginNjus]

The perfect hardy soup for a cold and rainy day.👍

[@justforthelulz93]

I've never had Hot & Sour soup because the pots at my local buffets always looked gross. But this looks delicious!

[@G.Patrick_Johnson]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[@bobroberts6005]

Thank you love your videos.

[@betsymeyers1976]

Thank you!

[@sophias.4503]

Yum! Thanks for sharing

[@Jean2235177]

I love hot and sour soup! For some strange reason our local Chinese restaurant's version lacks the vinegar "sour". I always have to add it in. I guess I just need to make it at home.

[@Jean2235177]

Hope y'all are doing ok with all the port/flooding issues in BC❤️

[@FloLum]

We were not directly affected by the flooding but goodness… what a complete nightmare for some! Awaiting the effects of supply chain though. 😩 Gas stations around town have already run out of gas.

[@memayEmay0802]

Looks delicious. Thanks for sharing.

[@richardwong7681]

One of my favorite soups next to pho 🍜

[@mountaineer71]

love hot and sour soup..... we use black vinegar here in the Philippines

[@liverocks62]

This one I am going to make, I need to get the fungus and tofu at the toko (that’s how we call Asian supermarket in the Netherlands), it looks so yum 🤤. So satisfying to see dude enjoying the food you cook 😅

[@debbiechriscoe2167]

Thank you for the recipe. It sounds great. I'm ong to try you meat recipe first , & then for the vegetarian soup. An can you tell me how to order your cookbook, "Chinese Homestyle Cookbook"". Thank you & Duke for this video & Wonderful recipe. Happy holidays. Merry Christmas.

[@richardbergmark6722]

Excellent!

[@rayradiance666]

Looks so good. The restaurants must use literally bottles of soy sauce and cornflour to make it dark almost black and gloopy 😱😂😂😂

[@LRE888]

Looks good Flo! Love hot and sour soup I used the same chicken broth 😄

[@mikelogan5629]

When I want more heat for myself personally, I use the saved up Chinese mustard packets. I do that with egg drop all the time.

[@marthaanderson2346]

I do wish I could eat this however, when you added the egg...well, I'm unable to eat egg except in baked goods. Thank you for sharing.🙏🙏🙏💙💙💙

[@zenaidadimaano7184]

Pls where can i purchase your cookbook tnx

[@Cattitude48]

Looks delicious. How are your cats doing?

[@timyapp9757]

looks tasty

[@colleenbeamer6403]

Looks yummy! Bet Dude loves you for making an extra pot for him to wash! LOL

[@FloLum]

🤣

[@dianekennedy977]

Oops, Mrs. Flo Lum, your food always looks so healthy, when I think about it, so yummy . I guess that is why I spelled your last name wrong. Lol, hope you forgive the error!!!

[@FloLum]

🤣 I was not at all offended. 😘

[@dianekennedy977]

@@FloLum ❤❤ thank you, Diane

[@recardoskitchenvlogs4265]

Looking amazing and yummy 😋

[@elkawong9264]

I love hot and sour soup! Bought a bowl in the local t&t and it tasted horrible! Thank u for showing us how to make it at home possible🙏

[@dtulip1]

could I leave out the mushrooms? I really don't like mushrooms....and what could I use instead? just more of the pork?