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Hot and sour soup

From the video “BETTER THAN TAKEOUT - Authentic Hot And Sour Soup Recipe [酸辣汤]” by Souped Up Recipes. RecipesMD is not affiliated with Souped Up Recipes. Steps are in our own words.

Machine-read from the video · not yet checked by a personMediumFine for a weeknight
Not spicy
Total time
~10 min
est., not stated in the video: the video's own timeline: 7 min from the first to the last step on screen, plus finishing
Serves
5
Cost
~$4.13*
per serving, Ontariosave ~$6.87* vs ordering out
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
21

Ingredients

May contain gluten, egg, soy, sesame

Read from the ingredient list. Check packaging if you have an allergy.

Ontario grocery estimate*

~$20.66*for 5 people
~$4.13*per serving

You save about ~$6.87* per serving (62% less*) than ordering it out — ~$34.34* for 5 people.

Order out = a typical Ontario bowl of soup, before delivery fees, tax and tip.

15 ingredients priced from Ontario averages · 4 predicted from typical costs · not priced: dried black fungus, pork slices, carrot, white peppercorn

* Estimate, not a quote: 4 line(s) we couldn't price were filled with typical costs for their type; restaurant comparison is a typical Ontario bowl of soup at ~$11, before delivery fees, tax and tip. Prices: Ontario averages (StatCan 2026-07) + RecipesMD estimates, pro-rated, staples excluded.

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Nutrition & health

Nutrition per serving101 kcal · 5% of 2,000Recipe makes 5 servings
NutrientAmountDaily value
Fat4.5 g6%
Saturated fat1 g5%
Sodium1,400 mg61%
Carbohydrate9.3 g3%
Fiber0.9 g3%
Total sugars2.6 gno daily value
Added sugars0.9 g2%
Protein6.1 g12%

Estimate from the ingredient list — not dietary advice. % Daily Value uses FDA reference amounts; 5% or less is low, 20% or more is high. Added sugars are counted from sweeteners and sweet sauces in the list.

Health indexMiddle of the road
  • Starting point60
  • Protein+20 of 20
  • Fiber+13 of 20
  • Saturated fat−10 of 20
  • Sodium−20 of 20
  • Added sugars (estimate)−4 of 20

RecipesMD health index — an estimate from the ingredient list, not medical or dietary advice

From 16 of 18 ingredient lines (93% of the measured weight), divided into 5 servings as stated in the video. Not counted because the video gives no amount: dried black fungus, scallion, cilantro. Not matched to nutrient data: pork slices. Source: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018-04, public domain) + 4 Branded Foods records.

Equipment

  • bowl
  • cutting board
  • knife
  • spoon
  • mortar and pestle
  • wok
  • wok lid
  • wooden spoon

What the video didn’t say

  • Exact water amounts for rehydrating mushrooms and fungus
  • Wok heat levels throughout cooking stages

Read from the public video by gemini-3.5-flash-lite on 2026-10-05. Thumbnail and video are Souped Up Recipes’s, shown through YouTube’s official embed.