Egg Drop Soup

Comforting Chinese-style egg drop soup with delicate ribbons of egg, tender vegetables and a silky broth finished with sesame oil and spring onions.

Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
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Egg Drop Soup

Ingredients

main

  • 720 ml chicken stock
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.25 tsp sugar
  • 0.01 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp sesame seed oil
  • 79 g peas
  • 79 g mushrooms
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 15 g spring onions
  • 1 pcs egg

Directions

  • Bring chicken stock to a boil in a wok.
  • Add salt, sugar, pepper and sesame seed oil to the boiling broth.
  • Add peas and mushrooms to the boiling broth.
  • Whisk together cornstarch and water to make a slurry and slowly stir into the soup until it reaches desired thickness.
  • Beat the egg lightly and slowly pour it into the soup while stirring for about 8 seconds to create ribbons.
  • Serve the soup in bowls and sprinkle spring onions on top.