Sizzling Rice Soup


	Sizzling Rice Soup



	Ingredients -

	3 cups Chicken Broth 4 Dried Shitake Mushrooms, soaked and sliced thin (1/2 cup or 1 large Portobello can be used instead of dried mushrooms) ½ cup Chicken Breast, cooked and thinly sliced ¼ cup Small Petite Shrimp 1 Green Onion, julienned into 1 inch strips ½ cup Frozen Peas, thawed 1 tablespoon Soy Sauce 1 tablespoon Sugar 3 tablespoons Cornstarch, mixed with ¼ Cup of water to make a paste 2 tablespoons Rice Vinegar 2 1/2 cups Sizzling Rice,* (rice crusts) these can be found in a Chinese food market. Salt, to taste

	Preparation:
	Bring the chicken broth and mushrooms to a boil, add the chicken, shrimp, green onion, and peas then return to a gentle boil. Add the soy sauce and sugar. Mix in the cornstarch paste and stir gently until slightly thickened. Stir in rice vinegar. Serve the individual bowls of boiling soup (it must be boiling for the rice to sizzle). Toss in the rice crusts at the table.