
Egg drop soup
Silky ribbons of egg swirled into a ginger-scallion chicken broth. Simple, warming, ready in minutes.
Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Total
10 min
- 500 ml chicken brothstore-bought
- 15 g fresh gingerminced
- 2 scallionsthinly sliced
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- ¼ tsp white pepper
- 1
In a small bowl, whisk the eggs until smooth and set aside.
- 2
In a medium saucepan, bring the chicken broth to a gentle simmer over medium heat. Add the minced ginger and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
- 3
In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with 2 tsp cold water to make a slurry. Stir into the simmering broth to lightly thicken it.
- 4
While stirring the broth in a circular motion with a spoon, slowly drizzle in the beaten eggs in a thin stream. The eggs will cook instantly into silky ribbons.
Tip: Keep the broth moving to create those beautiful egg strands
- 5
Remove from heat and stir in the soy sauce, sesame oil, and white pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Ladle into bowls and garnish with sliced scallions.
- medium saucepan (2-liter (2-quart))
- whisk
- small bowl
Per serving
Nutritional values are estimates only.


