Egg Drop Soup

  • Ingredients
    10 Ingredients
  • Cuisine
    Chinese
  • Category
    Vegetarian
  • Video
    Video Guide

A quick Chinese egg drop soup — a savoury chicken broth with peas and mushrooms, thickened and swirled with ribbons of egg. Comforting and ready in minutes.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Chicken Stock
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Sugar
  • pinch Pepper
  • 1 tsp Sesame Seed Oil
  • 1/3 cup Peas
  • 1/3 cup Mushrooms
  • 1 tbs Cornstarch
  • 2 tbs Water
  • 1/4 cup Spring Onions

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Preparation

  1. Add the chicken broth to a wok and bring to the boil.
  2. Add the salt, sugar, white pepper and sesame oil.
  3. Once boiling, add the vegetables.
  4. Whisk together 1 tablespoon cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water and slowly stir into the soup until it reaches the thickness you like.
  5. Slowly pour in 1 slightly beaten egg, stirring for 8 seconds to form ribbons.
  6. Serve in a bowl topped with the spring onions.

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