egg drop soup
Egg Drop Soup (China) 4 cup fresh or canned chicken broth 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1/4 cup cold water 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1/4 teaspoon freshly-grated ginger root (optional) White...
Ingredients
- 4cupfresh or canned chicken broth
- 1tablespooncornstarch
- 1/4cupcold water
- 1tablespoonsoy sauce
- 1/4teaspoonfreshly-grated ginger root (optional)
- 2eggs
- 1scallion (green onion, spring onion) green and
Directions
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Egg Drop Soup (China) 4 cup fresh or canned chicken broth 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1/4 cup cold water 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1/4 teaspoon fre
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Mix the cornstarch with the water and stir it into the broth
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Add the soy sauce, optional ginger, and pepper
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Return the soup to a boil and remove from heat
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Beat the eggs slightly, so that they are broken up but the yolks and the whites are not completely mixed together
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Slowly pour the eggs into the soup while gently stirring to form long threads of the eggs
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Divide the scallion slices between the individual serving bowls and ladle the soup over them
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Serves 4 to 6.