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Asian Home Gourmet Szechuan Hot and Sour Soup Spice Paste - 50 g Reviews

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DescriptionA splash of authentic flavour for Szechuan's hot & sour soup.Seasoned with a wonderful sharp kick of spice to contrast its delicious umami depth, Szechuan's famously juicy broth comes easy to pour and prepare with the tasty aid of this instant spice paste. A rich soy sauce base that packs a punch of zesty red chilli and vinegar, this paste balances its savoury sharpness with just the right amount of sweet flavour, to make a broth that's divinely filling and refreshing. Best garnished with crunchy mushrooms and beans so you can really squeeze out the succulent spice, turn this simple paste into an eclectic soup, tingling with flavour. Made in Thailand.Preparation• Heat oil in a saucepan on medium heat. Add your choice of meat, seafood or vegetables and stir fry for 1 minute.• Add water, chicken or vegetable broth and the spice paste. Stir well and bring to the boil. Add vegetables to boil.• Mix cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water until smooth and add to the soup for body. Simmer for 3 minutes whilst gradually stirring in 1 beaten egg. Garnish and serve hot.IngredientsSoy sauce (water, salt, Soy bean, Wheat, sugar), Sugar, Red chillies, Hydrolysed protein from Soy, maize, Wheat and maltodextrin (potato), Salt, Onion, Distilled vinegar, Dried fungus, Thickener (modified tapioca starch), Colour (E150c).NutritionPer 100g:• Energy: 526kJ/126kcal• Fat: 0.4g (of which Saturates: 0.1g)• Carbohydrate: 20.9g(of which Sugars: 19.2g)• Protein: 5.1g• Salt: 17.2gITEM ID: 16235

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Sarah Spence
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I used this paste to make a large batch of soup. The package only has one packet in so you can't divide it well. I made it with mushroom, chicken stock and carrots. It definitely has a kick and is a lot more saltier than I'd anticipated.
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Posted 4 years ago
Michael Williams
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Easy to use and make flavourful soup. You can use what ever meat fish or vegetables to produce a tasty soup in minutes
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Posted 4 years ago
Only hot and sour mix I love!
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Posted 4 years ago
Andrew Forrester
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Grest product. Outstanding value and quality.Highly recommend.
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Posted 4 years ago
Andrew Forrester
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Very pleased. Outstanding product as good as you can get in a restaurant or takeaway.
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Posted 4 years ago