Hot Sweet and Sour Soup

I noticed since last year the weather is unpredictable. Scientists said it caused by the global warming. It is quiet cold lately in Bali. Temperature at the afternoon time in Denpasar showed about 29 deg of Celcius. At night we do not need air condition. The water is also very cold.

In November there will be a big international meeting related to the global warming issues held in Nusa Dua Convention Centre in Bali. Hope the meeting will run successfully and bring a solution to overcome the environment problems.

Since the weather was quiet cold last week, my love ones asked me to cook hot sweet and sour soup to warm themselves. So here it is I shared the recipe for you:

INGREDIENTS:

2Ltr Chicken Broth
Medium size Ginger - peel and crushed
1/2 Onion - slice thinly
200gr Shrimp – clean, peel and cut into cubes
150gr Beancurd - cut into matches shape
150gr Black Fungus (tree Ears) – Slice thinly
150gr Pork Luncheon – cut into matches shape
150gr Canned Bamboo Shoot – cut into matches shape
150gr Konyaku – cut into matches shape
100gr Streaky Bacon – slice thinly
50 – 75 ml Black Vinegar - to your taste
5tbs Vinegar
2tbs Chinese Cooking Wine
3tbs Soy Sauce
2 tbs Sesame Oil
2tbs Sugar
1 ½ tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper
1 – 2 tbs Bottled Chilly Sauce (used the one that still contain chilly seeds)

INSTRUCTION:
Fry without adding cooking oil the streaky bacon, until crisp. Put aside.
Fry the onion with the oil produced from frying streaky bacon. Put aside.
Bring to boil the chicken broth + ginger
Put in the shrimp and wait until the shrimp turn red.
Put in the black fungus, bamboo shoot, konyaku, fried streaky bacon + onion, konyaku, beancurd, and pork luncheon.
Put in the seasoning.
Bring to boil once more.
Serve hot.