Egg Drop Soup is the simplest Chinese recipe and it is the perfect side dish when you make Chinese food at home. This easy recipe shows you how to make the best silky smooth soup and long strings of egg. This is the perfect soup to add to your next homemade Chinese dinner and your family and friends will think you purchased it from a Chinese restaurant.
Ingredients:
4 cups of chicken broth
1/2 tsp. salt
pinch of white pepper
2 tbsp. corn starch
2 tbsp. water
2 large eggs
1 tsp. sesame oil
chives for garnishment
Directions:
- Pour chicken broth into a small pot and heat on medium heat until starting to bubble.
- Mix corn starch and water in a small bowl and then pour into the chicken broth, stirring occasionally to prevent the corn starch from clumping.
- When the broth starts to boil turn off the heat and let cool until it stops boiling.
- Mix eggs in a bowl and pour into the warm chicken broth very slowly while stirring the eggs in. Make sure the broth has been removed from heat. If you pour the eggs in when the broth is boiling the eggs will break up into small balls instead of forming long silky strands.
- Add salt, pinch of pepper, and sesame oil and mix together.
- Serve and garnish with small cuttings of chopped chives.
- Enjoy!