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Egg Drop Soup (蛋花汤)
Egg Drop Soup (蛋花汤) an amazingly beautiful soup. Video at the bottom.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 45 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp. cornstarch
- 3 tbsp. water
- 1/4 tsp. ground white pepper
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. light soy sauce optional
- 1/2 tbsp. minced ginger
- 3 tbsp. chopped scallion white part and green part separately chopped
- 1/2 tbsp. sesame oil optional
Instructions
- Mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 3 tablespoons of water in a small bowl. This is our water starch.
- Add chicken stock to a pot. Add ginger, scallion whites and light soy sauce. Bring the broth to a boilings. Remove the ginger and scallion whites. Add salt and white pepper.
- Stir the starch water again and pour it into the broth. Simmer to boil again.
- Turn up the fire and then slightly pour the whisked egg in. Stir the soup with chopsticks. Turn off the fire, add some fresh chopped scallion and serve immediately.
- Optionally drizzle some sesame oil.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
45kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
2.5g
(5%)
Fat
1.5g
(2%)
Cholesterol
42mg
(14%)
Sodium
265mg
(11%)
Potassium
78mg
(2%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
60IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.6mg
(1%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 45
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 45kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 2.5g | 5% |
| Fat | 1.5g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 42mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 265mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 78mg | 2% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 60IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.