Egg Drop Soup

4 Servings
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
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Egg Drop Soup is a simple soup perfect for an appetizer, or a light meal. Ribbons of beaten eggs dance deliciously in a simple broth.

Make a classic Chinese restaurant and takeout dish in your own kitchen with minimal ingredients. For more favorite Chinese Starters, try my Hot and Sour Soup and Asian Potsticker Soup!

Sabrina’s Egg Drop Soup Recipe

This is a classic dish that you can get at any Chinese restaurant. However, it’s still a great soup to have your own recipe for. It’s also the perfect recipe to enjoy for a cozy night in. Egg Drop Soup makes a great alternative to Classic Chicken Noodle Soup. As we all know, there’s nothing better than a bowl of soup when you’re feeling under the weather.

Egg Drop Soup

Egg Drop Soup is a simple soup perfect for an appetizer, or a light meal. Ribbons of beaten eggs dance deliciously in a simple broth.
Yield 4 Servings
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine Chinese
Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients
 

  • 8 cups chicken broth
  • 2 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1/2 cup green onions , finely sliced

Instructions

  • To a large Dutch oven add the chicken broth, soy sauce, sesame oil, and cornstarch.
  • Whisk well, then bring to a simmer on medium heat.
  • Whisk the eggs together well.
  • In a very thin stream add the eggs to the soup while gently stirring.
  • Add in salt, white pepper and green onions, cook for 2 minutes and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 214mg | Sodium: 2496mg | Potassium: 204mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 431IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2mg

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About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

Sabrina is a professionally trained Private Chef of over 10 years with ServSafe Manager certification in food safety. She creates all the recipes here on Dinner, then Dessert, fueled in no small part by her love for bacon.

Sabrina Snyder is a professionally trained personal and private chef of over 10 years who is the creator and developer of all the recipes on Dinner, then Dessert.

She is also the author of the cookbook Dinner, then Dessert – Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5 or 7 Ingredients, published by Harper Collins.

She started Dinner, then Dessert as a business in her office as a lunch service for her coworkers who admired her lunches before going to culinary school and becoming a full time personal chef and private chef.

As a personal chef Sabrina would cook for families one day a week and cook their entire week of dinners. All grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning was done along with instructions on reheating. As a private chef she cooked for private parties and cooked in family homes in the evenings for families on a nightly basis after working as a personal chef during the day.

Sabrina has been certified as a ServSafe Manager since 2007 and was a longstanding member of the USPCA Personal Chef Association including being on the board of the Washington DC Chapter of Chefs in the US Personal Chef Association when they won Chapter of the year.

As a member of the community of food website creators Sabrina Snyder has spoken at many conferences regarding her experiences as a food writer including the Indulge Food Conference, Everything Food Conference, Haven Food Conference and IACP Annual Food Professionals Conference.

Sabrina lives with her family in sunny California.

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