Indian Cooking Recipe : Szechuan Soup Ingredients : 8 dried mushrooms 250g cooked prawns 7 cups chicken stock ½ cup dry white wine 1 tbsp soy sauce ½ tsp chilli sauce 2 tbsp cornflour ¼ cup water 125g ham, finely sliced 185g lean pork, finely sliced 30g Chinese pickles, finely sliced ½ x 225g can water, chestnuts, drained, sliced ½ red pepper, finely sliced 2 tsp vinegar 1 tsp sesame oil 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 tbsp water, extra 8 spring onion 250g bean curd, cubed Method : Cover mushrooms with hot water in bowl, stand 30 minutes. Remove stems, slice mushrooms thinly. Shell and devein prawns. Combine chicken stock, wine and sauces in large pan, bring to boil, boil, uncovered, about 5 minutes. Gradually stir in blended cornflour and water, stir until soup boils. Stir in mushrooms, ham, pork, pickles, water chestnuts and pepper, simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Stir in vinegar and sesame oil. Gradually add combined egg and extra water to soup, stirring constantly. Add shallots, bean curd and prawns, simmer 1 minute.