Easy Authentic Egg Drop Soup

Scooping up Chinese egg drop soup from a bowl.

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This easy authentic egg drop soup is a healthy Chinese soup recipe that can be easily made for dinner for one, for two, or a meal for a crowd. You can even add tofu, chicken, noodles, or dumplings to bulk it up. It's a fakeaway recipe better than takeout! (10 minute recipe)

Cook Time10

Course: Side Dish, Soup

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings: bowl

Calories: 141kcal

Author: Zen

Ingredients

1½ Cups chicken stock If using unseasoned homemade bone broth, you'll need to add some salt and sugar.
1 teaspoon cornstarch Mix in 2 teaspoons of water
1 Egg Whisked
1 pinch turmeric powder This non-traditional ingredient makes the Chinese Egg Drop Soup more yellow and more yummy. You've to be careful not to add too much or the soup's flavor will change. Alternatively, you can use 100% yolks for more natural yellow color, without the turmeric.
½ pinch White pepper
¼ teaspoon Sesame Oil
1 sprig Scallions Sliced

Instructions

Whisk the egg.
Heat up the chicken broth in a pot. Whilst the chicken stock is cooking, mix the cornstarch and water to form a slurry.
Once the chicken stock is boiling, pour the cornstarch slurry into the pot, stirring at the same time.
dd the whisked egg into the pot, stirring at the same time.
Garnish with scallions and sesame oil. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Optional Add-ins: chicken, shrimp, tomatoes, dumplings, noodles, or tofu. You could also add sweetcorn for corn egg drop soup.

When you add them depends on the cooking time. Noodles and dumplings take more time to be cooked, so should be added to the chicken stock first. Only add the cornstarch and egg when the noodles and dumplings are cooked.

If virtuous, cook the noodles separately to prevent the starch from bleeding into the soup. However, I'm usually too lazy so I cook them in the chicken stock, remove them (to prevent them from becoming soggy) then add them back to the pot after the cornstarch and egg.

Tomatoes and tofu don't need much cooking, so you have more flexibility regarding the timing.

Serving: This makes a big bowl for 1 person.

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