Chinese hot and sour soup, 酸辣湯 – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Today I teach hot and sour soup around 100 grams pork washed, rinsed and dried up cover with pastic wrap, put in freezer until half frozen when frozen the pork will be easier to cut into thin slices cut like this then cut in thin slices : 1 tsp wine, 1 tsp light soy sauce, a pinch of sugar 1/2 tsp water, stir well 1 tsp corn starch, 1 tsp sesame oil cover with lid, put in fridge for 1 hour put 1 tbsp bamboo strips in boiling water turn to medium heat, cook for 2 mins take out the bamboo strips, wash, rinse and drain, set aside 2 washed, soaked and drained chinese mushrooms, cut into strips 1 fungus, soaked, washed and dried up with kitchen paper cut off the hard object because it is large, cut it into smaller pieces roll it up, cut it into thin strips 2 ginger slices, cut into dices 150 grams tofu (medium firm), washed and rinsed cut into strips, soak tofu strips in water 7 tsps corn starch, 25 ml water, stir well an egg put in 1 tsp water, beat well soup bowl: 2 , take off the leaves 2 tsp chinkiang vinegar, 1 tsp white vinegar essence 1/3 tsp white pepper, 1/2 tsp chilli oil, 1 tsp sesame oil hot pan, medium high heat, 2 tsp oil put in diced ginger, push the ginger to the side of the pan put the pork strips, fry one side around 1 min flip around the meat, don't let the meat stick together put in chinese mushroom strips and saute well put in fungus strips and bamboo strips, stir well put in 600 ml boiling water, turn to low heat put in : 1/3 tsp dark soy sauce 1 tsp light soy sauce, 3 tsp Lee kum kee chilli bean sauce 2 tsp chicken powder, 1/2 tsp sugar 3/4 tsp salt, turn to high heat stir well and add in keep , : it may easily get burned when it boils, turn to low heat pour in egg water then count to 20 now the soup is reboiling, gently stir, turn to high heat add in tofu strips, bring to boil the soup is boiling, turn off the heat pour the boiling soup into the soup bowl, stir well Thanks for watching see you again next time
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
coriander
A2The annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines.
Example:
"soup bowl: 2 coriander, take off the leaves"
seasoning
A2Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.
Example:
"put in seasoning: 1/3 tsp dark soy sauce"
carefully
A2Sorrowfully.
Example:
"carefully cut like this then cut in thin slices"
thinkener
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"stir well and add in thinkener"
marinade
A2A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.
Example:
"marinade: 1 tsp shaoxing wine, "
shaoxing
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"marinade: 1 tsp shaoxing wine, "
stirring
A2To incite to action
Example:
"keep stirring, caution: it may easily get burned"
caution
B2Precept or warning against evil or danger of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction; prudence in regard to danger; provident care
Example:
"keep stirring, caution: it may easily get burned"
Word | CEFR | Definition |
---|---|---|
coriander | A2 | The annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines. |
seasoning | A2 | Something used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice. |
carefully | A2 | Sorrowfully. |
thinkener | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
marinade | A2 | A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking. |
shaoxing | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
stirring | A2 | To incite to action |
caution | B2 | Precept or warning against evil or danger of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction; prudence in regard to danger; provident care |
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