Restorative Egg Drop Soup
Restorative Egg Drop Soup
Ingredients
- 1 Japanese spring onion, large, white and green parts separated
- 3 eggs
- 6 cups chicken broth, homemade preferred
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 tablespoon mirin
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
Instructions
- 1
On a cutting board, slice the white part of the large Japanese spring onion into fine diagonal slices. Finely slice the green tops of the spring onion and set them aside to use as a garnish later.
⏱️ 3 min
- 2
Crack the 3 eggs into a small bowl or measuring cup. Whisk them thoroughly until well combined and frothy.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Ladle the homemade chicken broth into a small pot or saucepan and place it on the stove over medium-high heat, bringing it to a simmer.
⏱️ 3 min
- 4
Once the broth is simmering, add the turmeric, mirin, soy sauce, white pepper, and rice wine vinegar. Stir to combine.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Add the finely sliced white parts of the spring onion to the broth and continue to simmer for 2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
In a Pyrex measuring cup or small bowl, place the cornstarch. Ladle about 1/4 cup of the hot broth from the pot into the cornstarch and whisk until it forms a smooth slurry with no lumps.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Pour the cornstarch slurry back into the boiling broth in the pot, stirring constantly, until the broth slightly thickens. Bring the broth to a rolling boil.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Once the broth is at a rolling boil, cook for about one minute. Then, slowly pour the whisked eggs into the boiling broth in a thin stream. As you pour, use chopsticks to gently pull the egg through the broth to create silken egg strands.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Turn off the heat and let the soup sit for 1 minute to allow the egg strands to fully set.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Add the toasted sesame oil to the soup and stir gently with chopsticks.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Finish the soup by sprinkling a portion of the reserved green onion tops over it. Ladle the egg drop soup into serving bowls and, if desired, add a little more of the reserved green onions as a final garnish. Serve immediately.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Restorative Egg Drop Soup
- 1 Japanese spring onion, large, white and green parts separated
- 3 eggs
- 6 cups chicken broth, homemade preferred
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 tablespoon mirin
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
Instructions
- 1
On a cutting board, slice the white part of the large Japanese spring onion into fine diagonal slices. Finely slice the green tops of the spring onion and set them aside to use as a garnish later.
⏱️ 3 min - 2
Crack the 3 eggs into a small bowl or measuring cup. Whisk them thoroughly until well combined and frothy.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Ladle the homemade chicken broth into a small pot or saucepan and place it on the stove over medium-high heat, bringing it to a simmer.
⏱️ 3 min - 4
Once the broth is simmering, add the turmeric, mirin, soy sauce, white pepper, and rice wine vinegar. Stir to combine.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Add the finely sliced white parts of the spring onion to the broth and continue to simmer for 2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
In a Pyrex measuring cup or small bowl, place the cornstarch. Ladle about 1/4 cup of the hot broth from the pot into the cornstarch and whisk until it forms a smooth slurry with no lumps.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Pour the cornstarch slurry back into the boiling broth in the pot, stirring constantly, until the broth slightly thickens. Bring the broth to a rolling boil.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Once the broth is at a rolling boil, cook for about one minute. Then, slowly pour the whisked eggs into the boiling broth in a thin stream. As you pour, use chopsticks to gently pull the egg through the broth to create silken egg strands.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Turn off the heat and let the soup sit for 1 minute to allow the egg strands to fully set.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Add the toasted sesame oil to the soup and stir gently with chopsticks.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Finish the soup by sprinkling a portion of the reserved green onion tops over it. Ladle the egg drop soup into serving bowls and, if desired, add a little more of the reserved green onions as a final garnish. Serve immediately.
⏱️ 1 min