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Egg Drop Soup

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Egg Drop Soup

A simple, silky Chinese soup made by dropping beaten egg into a flavoured chicken broth. Pouring the egg in a thin stream while stirring the broth in one gentle direction is what forms those soft, silky ribbons, rather than clumps of scrambled egg.

Total time
15 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Chinese
gluten-free

Ingredients

1.2Lchicken stock
3eggs, beaten
2 tbspcornflour dissolved in 3 tbsp water
1 tspsesame oil
1 tspginger, grated
2spring onions, sliced
white pepperto taste
saltto taste

Instructions

1

Bring stock to a gentle simmer. Add ginger and season.

2

Stir in cornflour slurry — stock should thicken slightly.

3

Slowly pour beaten eggs in a thin stream while stirring gently in a circular motion.

4

Eggs should form soft, silky ribbons.

5

Season with sesame oil, white pepper and spring onions.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
79
Protein
6.7g
Fat
5g
Carbs
2.2g
Fiber
0.2g
Sodium
1195mg

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