Egg Drop Soup Recipe
- ⏱ 50 minutes
- Easy
- Serves 4
- 👥 2-cook recipe
A light soup made with seasoned chicken broth and delicate ribbons of egg.
Adapted from Serious Eats.
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Egg Drop Soup Recipe
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COOK 1COOK 2
1Slice scallion greens
2Whisk the eggs
Whisk together the eggs and remaining teaspoon...
Transfer the eggs to a small bowl and hold the tines...
3Plate and serve
+ 9 more steps in the app
Egg Drop Soup Recipe
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COOK 2COOK 1
1Slice scallion greens
Thinly slice the scallion greens and leave the whites...
2Whisk the eggs
3Plate and serve
+ 9 more steps in the app
Ingredients
- 1 quart homemade low-sodium chicken broth
- 4 oz Chinese ham
- 6 scallions (greens thinly sliced, whites left whole)
- 1 inch ginger
- 1 tsp whole white peppercorns
- kosher salt, to taste
- 4 tsp cornstarch
- 2 whole eggs
The full plan
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1. Slice scallion greens COOK 1
- Thinly slice the scallion greens and leave the whites whole
2. Whisk the eggs COOK 2
- Whisk together the eggs and remaining teaspoon cornstarch until homogeneous
- Transfer the eggs to a small bowl and hold the tines of a fork or two chopsticks over the edge of it
3. Simmer the broth COOK 1
- In a small stockpot, combine the chicken broth, Chinese ham, scallion whites, ginger, and peppercorns and bring to a boil over high heat
- Reduce to a bare simmer and cook for 30 minutes
4. Make the soup COOK 2
- Strain the broth, discard the solids, and season to taste with salt
- In a small bowl, combine 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water and mix with a fork until homogeneous
- Whisk into the broth and bring to a simmer
- Reduce the heat to low
🤝 Cook 1 hands over the egg mixture.
5. Swirl soup once COOK 2
- Swirl the soup once with a large spoon, slowly drizzle the egg mixture into the soup
- Allow the soup to sit for 15 seconds
- Stir gently to break up the egg to the desired size
6. Plate and serve BOTH
- Sprinkle with the scallion greens and serve
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