Egg Drop Soup
What do you like to do when it’s freezing out there? A bowl of hot egg drop soup sounds tempting, right?’ I along with my family love to start our day by having this delicious soup that just makes our day. Consuming is not enough, we make this with love and enthusiasm that just builds up the hype for it. If you are a soup lover, then you must be familiar with classic Wonton soup, hot and sour soup, and lentil soup. But Hands down egg drop soup precedes all.
Stay connected with us to learn an amazing recipe that you can make at home by having typical ingredients from your pantry. No need to run to a takeout corner to relish your favorite soup now!
What Is Egg Drop Soup?
You must be wondering about what it is if you are hearing this for the first time. The name ‘Egg Drop’ literally means pouring raw egg into the hot soup. But as it’s an Asian side dish, the mane translates to ‘Egg Flower Soup’ as a flower-like pattern starts to appear on the surface of the soup. The small swirls make a tempting pattern on the hot soup, that you will never want to miss!
As creativity knows no bounds, you can add variations to this soup that suits best your preferences and taste palette. However, we have come up with this restaurant-style egg drop recipe that you can easily prepare at home.
Why You Must Make Egg Drop Soup At Home?
The preparation takes only 15 minutes comparatively faster than ordering and picking it up from the takeout corner.
However, one thing you all must be familiar of that all Chinese restaurants use Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) in their recipes. It’s a bit controversial whether problems should consume it or not as it is claimed to be addictive. Modern restaurants are trying to cut short on its usage.
If you are going to make egg drop soup at home, here we have a suggestion for you to completely exclude MSG from your ingredients.
You can use chicken broth, or vegetable broth you make at home or you can also go for store-bought organic chicken soup that just enhances the flavor profile.
The recipe can be prepared at home within a few minutes saving you time and money.
Add-ins For Egg Drop Soup
Sniffle season is here and you want to make your favorite egg drop soup. The soup itself is tasty but what’s better than garnishing it with your favorite veggies and protein?
- You can add your favorite green veggies over it including the spring onions, cilantro, and capsicum.
- You can also top up your favorite egg drop soup with mushrooms and broccoli.
How To Store Egg Drop Soup?
Making one serving obviously will leave you nothing, you will shove it down at once. But if you are making more than one serving then it will probably results in leftovers.
But the question is how to store it to maintain its optimum condition. You can optimally store your egg drop soup in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. It will stay up for four days.
How To Prepare The Recipe
Egg Drop Soup
Course: sidecourse, soupCuisine: Asian, chineseDifficulty: easy4
servings274
kcal15
minutesIngredients
4 large eggs
4 cups chicken broth
3 spring onions (segregate green and white parts)
4 tsp cornstarch
2 tsp sesame oil
1/4 tsp salt & white pepper powder
1 sauce of ginger
Directions
- Add ginger, spring onion (white part), and brother in a pot. Boil at high temperature, then let it to low heat and simmer.
- Mix cornstarch, spices, and water in a bowl till completely dissolved.
- Mix this mixture into simmering soup.
- Now, using a fork, slowly drizzle the eggs through the smaller gaps into the soups.
- Once the eggs are set stir gently to get the desired sizes.
- Drizzle some oil, add some green onions (green part), and serve it hot!
Nutrition Facts
4 servings per container
- Amount Per ServingCalories274
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat
12.7g
20%
- Cholesterol 174mg 58%
- Sodium 268mg 12%
- Potassium 385mg 11%
- Protein 22.5g 45%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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