Egg Drop Soup
The Chinese restaurant classic made at home in fifteen minutes — chicken stock seasoned with ginger and white pepper, lightly thickened with cornflour so the beaten egg sets in it as fine, silky ribbons.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 l chicken stock
- 10 g fresh ginger, sliced
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp white pepper, ground
- to taste salt
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 3 tbsp cold water
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 spring onions, sliced
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2375 kcal · P 297.2g · C 48.7g · F 99.7g
Estimated from 9 of 10 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Bring the stock to the boil with the ginger and simmer 5 minutes, then lift out the ginger.
- 2Season with the soy sauce, white pepper and salt.
- 3Mix the cornflour with the cold water until smooth, stir it into the stock and simmer for 1 minute until slightly thickened — the thickened stock is what holds the egg in fine, floating ribbons.
- 4Beat the eggs with the sesame oil.
- 5Lower the heat so the soup barely trembles. Stir it in one direction to make a slow whirlpool and pour in the egg in a thin stream.
- 6Leave it for 10 seconds without stirring so the ribbons set, then stir gently once and take off the heat.
- 7Serve straight away, topped with the spring onions.
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Questions and answers
How long does Egg Drop Soup take to make?
About 15 minutes: 5 min prep and 10 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Egg Drop Soup?
10 ingredients: chicken stock, fresh ginger, soy sauce, white pepper, salt, cornflour, cold water, eggs, sesame oil, spring onions.
How many servings does this Egg Drop Soup recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Egg Drop Soup?
About 594 kcal, with 74.3 g protein, 12.2 g carbohydrate and 24.9 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Egg Drop Soup recipe suit?
It is dairy-free.
What cuisine is Egg Drop Soup?
Egg Drop Soup comes from Chinese cuisine.
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