Recipe - Chinese: Hot And Sour Soup With Tofu

3 tablespoon Vegetable oil
2 lg Sweet red peppers, cored,
seeded and cut into
3/4"x1/4" strips
(about Three fourths cup)
1 small Bunch green onions, cut
diagonally into 3/4" pieces
(about 1 1/2
cups)
2 cup Chicken broth, canned OR
homemade
2 cup Vegetable stock OR water
(stock recipe in next post)
2 tablespoon Soy sauce
2 teaspoon Red wine vinegar
One half teaspoon Crushed red pepper flakes
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon Pepper
2 tablespoon Cornstarch
3 tablespoon Water
1 teaspoon Oriental sesame oil
One half pound Snow peas, fresh or frozen
1 pound Firm tofu, drained and cut
into 1/2" cubes
1 cn (8 oz.) cut or sliced up water
chestnuts, drained

Makes 8