Fresh Mushroom Soup

Ingredients

• 1 lb fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 3 oz dried bean threads, soaked 30 minutes
• 3 oz snow peas, strings removed
• 3 oz bamboo shoots, cut into thin strips
• 3 oz carrots, cut into thin strips
• 8 cups vegetable broth
• 1 tsp salt, or to taste
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp ground white pepper
• 2 Tbsp Shaoxing rice wine
• 2 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 1 Tbsp chile paste or minced garlic, optional
• Cilantro, optional garnish

Directions

1. Bring vegetable broth to a boil. Add mushrooms, snow peas, bamboo shoots, and carrots; cover and cook 2 to 3 minutes.
2. Uncover and add bean threads, salt, sugar, white pepper, rice wine, and sesame oil. Stir and serve.