Chinese Egg Drop Soup Recipe (With Vegetarian Option)
Chinese · Eggetarian · 25 min · 4 servings
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Key Ingredients
- 3 whole eggs - lightly beaten
- 4 cups chicken stock - or water
- 1 tablespoon corn flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger - grated
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- + 5 more ingredients — see full list below ↓
How to Make Chinese Egg Drop Soup Recipe (With Vegetarian Option) at Home
Ingredients (10 items)
- whole eggs - lightly beaten— 3
- chicken stock - or water— 4 cups
- corn flour— 1 tablespoon
- ginger - grated— 1/2 teaspoon
- soy sauce— 1 tablespoon
- stalks spring onion greens - chopped— 3
- white pepper powder— 1/4 teaspoon
- button mushrooms - quartered— 200 grams
- lemon - slices for garnish (optional)— 1/2
- thai red chilli (birds eye chilli) - chopped
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 1
To prepare Chinese Egg Drop Soup Recipe, get prep with all the ingredients first
- 2
To a cup of stock, add cornstarch and dissolve
- 3
Set aside
- 4
You can replace the stock with plain water also
- 5
In a saucepan, add some stock along with mushrooms, spring onions, ginger, soy sauce and ground white pepper
- 6
Bring it to a boil
- 7
Add the cornstarch slurry and stir and keep it on simmer till the soup has thickened
- 8
Stir in beaten eggs slowly and mix till they start spreading in ribbons
- 9
Turn the flame off and transfer the soup recipe to serving bowls
- 10
Garnish Chinese Egg Drop Soup with Lemon slices and chopped Bird's Eye Chili for that extra zing
- 11
Serve it with Crispy Noodle Salad or Sichuan Style Vegetarian Mapo Doufu
