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Homemade Hot and Sour Soup with Pork

October 23, 2018 by Tracy | Updated November 28, 2020 This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

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It's both spicy and sour and loaded with pork and mushrooms.  Skip the take-out and make this Homemade Hot and Sour Soup at home! #soup #hotandsour #asian #easy #homemade #recipe #takeout #copycat
a pot of soup with a ladle of pork mushroom soup with Pinterest Pin text.
a soup ladle scooping our mushroom pork soup from a dutch oven.

It's both spicy and sour, loaded with pork and mushrooms, and incredibly easy to make.  Skip the take-out and instead at home make your own Homemade Hot and Sour Soup with Pork in just 20 minutes!

an overhead of a dutch oven of soup with mushrooms and pork with a ladle.

What's your favorite thing about fall?  The changing leaves?  The crisp mornings?  The everything Pumpkin Spice?  For me, those first two for sure, but not necessarily the last.  For me, it's not Pumpkin Spice season, it is Soup Season.  We're kicking it off with this new favorite: Homemade Hot and Sour Soup!

This soup is one of our new favorites because it's easy to make and it has everything you love from your favorite take-out hot and sour soup: heat, spice, and just a touch of sour. But ours, unlike a traditional Chinese hot and sour soup, our version is loaded with some spicy sausage, too!

Ingredients Needed

stock, mushrooms, pork, green onions, ginger, chili garlic sauce, rice vinegar, eggs, and soy on a counter.

Another reason why I love this hot and sour soup recipe is that it's a lot of flavor that uses only a few ingredients!

  • Ground Pork - Again, we love the addition of a spicy ground pork for this, but to keep it more traditional, you can use your favorite firm tofu.
  • Mushrooms - We used cremini mushrooms but shiitakes are also delicious in this recipe.
  • Chicken Stock - Or Vegetable Stock if using tofu and want to keep this soup vegetarian.
  • Rice Vinegar - This adds the "sour" component of the soup. Be sure to use a traditionally brewed, unseasoned rice vinegar. You could also substitute a white vinegar or even apple cidar vinegar.
  • Chili Garlic Sauce - The "hot" component of the soup and adjustable to taste. Like it hotter? Add another teaspoon!
  • Soy Sauce and Ground Ginger - To add more depth of flavor.
  • Eggs - For delightful egg ribbons.
  • Green Onions - To add a pop of freshness!

Easy to Make

I think I may have mentioned it, but this hot and sour soup recipe is so easy to make.

Step 1: Add (almost all of) the stock, rice wine vinegar, ginger, chili garlic sauce, and soy sauce and bring to a simmer.

Step 2: Meanwhile, cook your pork.

Step 3: Thicken the soup by whisking the corn starch with some of the stock.

Step 4: Create egg ribbons by slowly drizzling whisked eggs in.

Step 5: Add pork and green onions and you're done!

an overhead of a dutch oven of soup with mushrooms and pork with a ladle.

The total time, for this Homemade Hot and Soup Soup, is less than 20 minutes! Lots of pork.  Lots of mushrooms.  Lots of delicious.  We each added, even more, chili garlic sauce to our bowls and some Sriracha to our own bowls because we like it extra spicccaayyyy. 

Customizable

This recipe is a good base for a pretty mild hot and sour so that you can add to

Make it Hotter: Add more chili garlic sauce or some dried chili / red pepper flakes.

Protein: Not a sausage fan? No problem. Substitute chicken or just add tofu. See recipe notes for the how tos.

an overhead of a dutch oven of soup with mushrooms and pork with a ladle.

Either way, dust off those dutch ovens, Crock Pots, and Instant Pots and cozy up with some soup this soup season! 

Our Other Favorite Soups

  • Crock Pot Chicken Pho
  • Crock Pot Beef Pho
  • Egg Roll Cabbage Soup
  • Crock Pot Broccoli and Cheddar Soup
  • Chickpea Kale Curry Soup
  • Roasted Parsnip and Potato Soup
  • Rhode Island Clam Chowder
  • French Onion Soup From Scratch

Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!

Homemade Hot and Sour Soup

It's both spicy and sour and loaded with pork and mushrooms.  Skip the take-out and make this Homemade Hot and Sour Soup at home! 
5 from 8 votes
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Diet: Gluten Free
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6
Author: Tracy

Equipment

  • Soup Pot

Ingredients

  • 10 oz ground pork
  • 8 oz mushrooms creminis, shiitake, whatever you have
  • 8 cups chicken or vegetable stock 1/4 cup set aside
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoons chili garlic sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1/8 cup cornstarch
  • 3-4 green onion sliced thin
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 eggs whisked

Instructions

  • Over medium high heat add all of the stock, except 1/4 cup, to a large dutch oven or stock pot.
  • Add the mushrooms, vinegar, soy, chili garlic sauce, sesame oil, ground ginger, and white pepper to the stock. Mix and then bring it all to a simmer and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a saute pan on medium, cook ground pork until done, crumbling as it cooks. Approximately 7-10 minutes.  With a slotted spoon, remove pork from pan onto a paper towel lined plate and set aside.
  • While pork cooks, add 1/8 cup of cornstarch to the bowl with the 1/4 cup of stock. Once the stock comes to a simmer, stir in cornstarch stirring continuously until soup begins to thicken.
  • Gently drizzle the whisked eggs into the soup while stirring the soup continuously . This will create egg ribbons. 
  • Add pork, stir, and add more salt or chili garlic paste to taste.
  • Top with green onions and serve!

Notes

Storage: 
Store in the fridge for up to 4 days.  Freezing for up to 3 months. When reheating after frozen, add a little more cornstarch / water or stock because freezing will affect the soups thickness. 
Substitutions: 
Protein - Use pork with a combination of a firm tofu or just all tofu.  Use a firm tofu and add in with the mushrooms. You could also poach chicken in the stock and then shred and add back to soup with the mushrooms.
Mushrooms - Use your favorite!  If using shiitake, be sure to remove the stems. 
Vinegar - You can use an unseasoned rice vinegar or white or brown (apple cider) vinegar.
Chili Garlic Sauce - You can also/and use red pepper flakes or dried chilis.  Start small and go up, you can always make it spicier but it's much harder to make it less spicy.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 299kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 1130mg | Potassium: 658mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 152IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 2mg
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  1. Ginna

    January 30, 2022 at 11:50 am

    5 stars
    Great recipe. Two things though….
    1. You don’t show where to add the ground ginger. (I’m assuming it goes in with the rest of the ingredients.
    2. In the quantity listing you use 1/8 cornstarch but in the instructions you use 1/4 cup.

    Reply
    • Tracy

      January 31, 2022 at 6:18 am

      Thank you so much, Ginna for letting me know! Updated and so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!

      Reply
  2. Cindy Gordon

    January 05, 2019 at 2:40 pm

    5 stars
    This recipe is delicious and so easy to make! Perfect for the cool January weather we are having!

    Reply
  3. Danielle

    January 05, 2019 at 2:16 pm

    5 stars
    This looks so much better than take out! I'll be making this for dinner this week!

    Reply
  4. Adrianne

    January 05, 2019 at 12:51 pm

    5 stars
    You have inspired me to go to my local Asian grocery and get some chilli garlic sauce! That ingredient looks delicious and the whole dish sounds fabulous. Cheers for making me want to make this dish....right now!!!

    Reply
  5. Alina | Cooking Journey Blog

    January 05, 2019 at 10:58 am

    5 stars
    Looks delicious and comforting. We really love making the soups with mushrooms, such great flavor!

    Reply
  6. Jill

    January 05, 2019 at 8:46 am

    5 stars
    Homemade is always best. This hot and sour soup looks fantastic - and surprisingly simple!

    Reply
  7. Sean Mahan

    November 06, 2018 at 7:46 am

    5 stars
    Whoa, this looks way better than the stuff you get in take-out places.

    Reply
    • Tracy

      November 06, 2018 at 7:50 am

      Thanks, Sean! It is! Plus, I prefer it with pork over tofu, too!

      Reply
  8. Virginia Payne

    November 02, 2018 at 5:28 pm

    One of my favourite soups, so warming.

    Reply
    • Tracy

      November 04, 2018 at 9:08 pm

      Mine too! I hope you enjoy!

      Reply

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