Step 1

1. Bring chicken stock to simmer

Step 2

2. Add soy sauce, pork (raw julienned loin or cooked sausage), mushrooms, and chile paste. Simmer 10 minutes

Step 3

3. Add pepper, vinegar, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and tofu. Simmer 5 minutes

Step 4

4. Add cornstarch and water mixture

Step 5

5. Bring back to a simmer, and add julienned carrots.

Step 6

6. Simmer for 5 minutes and add sesame oil.

Step 7

7. Taste and adjust flavor by addition more vinegar, soy sauce, chile paste, or pump up chicken flavor with a packet or two of Chicken Flavor Burst.

Step 8

7. Serve with chopped onions and cilantro on top of hot soup.