Egg Drop Soup (Better than Restaurant Quality!)

Description

After many many trips to different Chinese restaurants looking for a good bowl of egg drop soup, I decided to take it upon myself to create what I feel is the ultimate in egg drop soup. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • ¼ teaspoon soy sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch (Optional)
  • 2 teaspoons water (Optional)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 drop yellow food coloring (Optional)
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh chives
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt (Optional)
  • ½ teaspoon ground white pepper (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Combine chicken broth
  2. soy sauce
  3. and sesame oil in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil.
  4. Stir water and cornstarch together in a small bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; pour into boiling broth. Stir in food coloring. Slowly pour in beaten egg
  5. stirring constantly; season with white pepper and salt. Serve hot
  6. garnished with fresh chives.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 10 mins

Servings: 1

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