Egg Drop Soup
Serves 1 plus
- 4 cups chicken broth or stock
- teaspoon white pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 green onions, minced
- A few drops of sesame oil
- 1. Bring the chicken stock or broth to a boil.
- 2. When the broth is boiling, add the white pepper, salt, sugar, and rice wine. Cook for another minute.
- 3. Turn off the heat and pour the eggs into the soup in a steady stream, stirring rapidly in a clockwise direction until they form thin strands.
- 4. Add the green onions and sesame oil. Give the soup a final stir. Serve hot.
Notes
- How Do You Drop?
- The most challenging part of preparing Egg Drop Soup is streaming the egg into the soup. First, turn off the heat: this prevents the eggs from developing a rubbery texture. Next, hold a fork twelve inches above the pot and slowly pour the beaten egg through the tines. Stir rapidly in a clockwise direction to form thin shreds; gently to form long streams.