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Egg Drop Soup

August 14, 2017 20 Comments

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Restaurant style Chinese egg drop soup — 蛋花汤.This is a very basic Chinese style egg drop soup using only common ingredients. This easy and quick egg drop soup can be amazingly beautiful.

egg drop soup | chinasichuanfood.com

egg drop soup | chinasichuanfood.com

Pure egg drop soup is not popular in Mainland China. Usually we add tomato wedges, dried laver  or oyster mushroom to provide an extra basic flavor since we usually use water as the soup base. I have decided to try this one because I have my homemade leftover chicken stock after enjoying the shredded chicken noodle. It comes out so satisfying! I love smaller and finer drop flowers as they are so beautiful and more interestingly they are hard to detect in mouth.

The size of the egg drop flower actually depends on your fire and the stirring speed. If you want finer flowers, turn up the fire before drizzling the egg liquid and stir the soup at a constant speed.

egg drop soup | chinasichuanfood.com

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 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.

egg drop soup | chinasichuanfood.com

egg drop soup | chinasichuanfood.com

5 from 8 votes
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Egg Drop Soup (蛋花汤)
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 

Egg Drop Soup (蛋花汤) an amazingly beautiful soup. Video at the bottom.

Course: Soup
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: egg
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 45 kcal
Author: Elaine
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
  1. Mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 3 tablespoons of water in a small bowl. This is our water starch.
  2. 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.
  3. Stir the starch water again and pour it into the broth. Simmer to boil again.
  4. 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.
  5. Optionally drizzle some sesame oil.

Recipe Video

Nutrition Facts
Egg Drop Soup (蛋花汤)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 45 Calories from Fat 14
% Daily Value*
Fat 1.5g2%
Cholesterol 42mg14%
Sodium 265mg12%
Potassium 78mg2%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 2.5g5%
Vitamin A 60IU1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg1%
Calcium 70mg7%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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  1. Steve S. says

    August 21, 2017 at 1:14 pm

    5 stars
    I made this recipe substituting corn starch with potato starch. It was very delicious and everyone in my family loved it. Some members put a few sprinkles of crushed red peppers in the soup. Great and easy recipe. Thank you Elaine for all your recipes. We love them.

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      August 22, 2017 at 7:45 am

      Thanks Steve for trying and the lovely feedback. Crushed red pepper is a lovely addition. I will try it next time too.

      Reply
  2. Shireen says

    September 2, 2017 at 11:43 pm

    Just made this. Included the crushed red pepper. It was delicious!!! Thank you so much.

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      September 3, 2017 at 8:42 am

      Good job!

      Reply
  3. Chelsea says

    February 11, 2018 at 1:35 am

    5 stars
    I love to eat egg drop soup when I get sick, it always makes me feel better. Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe!

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      February 14, 2018 at 8:37 pm

      You are the most welcome. Drinking soup is a great way to relief.

      Reply
  4. Brett says

    March 23, 2018 at 8:55 pm

    Followed the recipe exactly and it was amazing! Thanks for sharing, I look forward to trying the rest of your recipes.

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      March 24, 2018 at 9:09 am

      Thanks Brett for your feedback. Happy cooking!

      Reply
  5. Diann says

    June 5, 2018 at 9:14 am

    5 stars
    I made this today for lunch halving the over receipe and it came out wonderful. No more trips to the Chinese restaurant just to buy this soup. Thank you

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      June 6, 2018 at 7:49 am

      Thanks Diann! I am very glad to know you like it.

      Reply
  6. Angie says

    October 27, 2018 at 11:33 am

    5 stars
    Something I like to do, since I homecan chicken broth all the time is to simmer a few slices of ginger in the broth if anyone’s feeling sick. Simmer 3 or 4 large slices of fresh ginger for 10 minutes, skim out and make the rest of the soup as normal. Great for colds and tummy troubles.

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      October 30, 2018 at 8:02 am

      Agree! Always good for cold days with some ginger slices.

      Reply
  7. Jason says

    February 23, 2020 at 2:52 am

    5 stars
    Adding some cut up tomato upon serving was a great idea. Fantastic either way however. A very good recipe Elaine, thank you.
    Note for others: light soy sauce is slightly different than typical soy sauce in America, the substitution tasted good but did make the soup a lot darker than typical but it still tasted great.

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      February 25, 2020 at 10:09 am

      Thanks for the Note, Jason!

      Reply
  8. Kayla Brandt says

    September 18, 2020 at 5:46 am

    5 stars
    I’ve tried a few different recipes but this one hits home! It is so dang delicious! Thank you so much for sharing. Absolutely wonderful.

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      September 21, 2020 at 8:18 am

      Thanks Kayla for your feedback! This is my top comforting dish too.

      Reply
  9. Nancy lucas says

    October 31, 2020 at 2:18 am

    5 stars
    This is the best recipe. Thanks

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      November 2, 2020 at 9:16 am

      Haha, the best soup for cold days. Thank you for your lovely feedback.

      Reply
  10. Marie says

    January 19, 2021 at 10:23 pm

    5 stars
    I don’t usually leave reviews – but I love this soup! I really like egg drop soup I’ve had in restaurants, but this is so much nicer and not…goopy. I added fresh tomatoes with green onions at the end, and once I added rice vermicelli noodles (not necessarily what I was going for but still tasted good).
    Thank you for excellent instructions and simple food! 🙂

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      January 21, 2021 at 10:12 am

      Thank you Marie! This is a comment that can make me a day!!!!!

      Reply

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