| 8 | c | Lowfat chicken broth OR vegetable broth |
| 1 | oz | Bean sprouts; rinsed |
| 1 | oz | Bamboo shoots; rinsed and julienned |
| 1 | | Stalk bok choy; diagonally sliced (altertive: celery and napa cabbage leaves) |
| 3 | oz | Chinese pea pods; rinsed and strings pulled |
| 6 | | Dried Chinese mushrooms; soaked in boiling water, rinsed and drained and julienned |
| 1 | tb | Hoisin sauce |
| 1 | tb | Tamari soy; or more to taste |
| 1 | tb | Kung pao sauce; or more to taste |
| | Leftover soba noodle; optional |
| 10 | oz | Firm tofu; or as packaged drained and sliced, *see instructions |
| 2 | tb | Potato starch; dissolved in |
| 4 | tb | Water |
| 1/4 | c | Egg substitute; beaten with |
| 1/8 | ts | Light sesame oil |
| | Cilantro leaves; coarsely chopped |
| 1 | ds | Dark sesame oil; for aroma |
| 3 | tb | Rice wine vinegar |
| | Hot pepper sauce; optional |
