Spread the love
Just looking makes me hungry!
Egg Drop (or Egg Flower) soup is one of my favorite comfort soups. I always eat it at the local Chinese buffet, and even my kids love it! This is a basic recipe that I adapted from one I found on the internet. I prefer my Egg Drop served over steamed white rice, with chopped up green onions on top. Add in a few drops of low-sodium soy sauce, and pepper to my liking and it’s a happy thing for me!
I have to double this recipe because we enjoy this soup so much!
Ingredients:
- 4 cups chicken broth or stock – I use low sodium,
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- a dash (maybe 1/4 teaspoon?) onion powder
- a dash (maybe 1/4 teaspoon?) garlic powder
- a dash (less than of onion and garlic powders, unless you want more) of ground ginger
- 1/8 to 1/4 tsp chicken bouillon powder for extra flavor (optional!)
- 2 tablespoons corn starch mixed in 1/3 cup of cold water. (If you double, I do 3.5Tbsp in 1/2 cup of water)
- Cooked vegetables of your choice (pea and carrot mix seems popular. We prefer cooked frozen spinach.)
Preparation:
In a soup pot bring the 4 cups of chicken broth seasoned with onion powder, garlic powder, and ground ginger to a boil. Add in the corn starch and water mixture. Boil for one minute, then reduce heat to a simmer. You can also use Potato starch instead to be more sure this can be Gluten Free.
Very slowly pour in the eggs in a steady stream. To make shreds, stir the egg rapidly in a clockwise direction for one minute. To make the egg in thinner pieces, gently stir clockwise while you’re slowly adding in the eggs.
I prepare frozen vegetables in the microwave, and then add them to the soup as it’s simmering and thickening up upon the stove.
Very slowly pour in the eggs in a steady stream. To make shreds, stir the egg rapidly in a clockwise direction for one minute. To make the egg in thinner pieces, gently stir clockwise while you’re slowly adding in the eggs.
I prepare frozen vegetables in the microwave, and then add them to the soup as it’s simmering and thickening up upon the stove.
It’s at this point you can serve how you desire. As I said I love a scoop or two of steamed rice in my bowl first, covering it up with the soup, adding the green onion slices on top! You can leave out the low sodium soy sauce (I use either Wal-mart store brand, or Kikkoman, alternatively San-J makes an excellent Gluten Free soy sauce that is low-sodium!) and the pepper if you like. But I find it adds some spice and a little kick to the soup that truly makes it a comfort thing to me, particularly on a cold day.
Stopping by from the Welcome to my Blog Hop – followed you. Please stop by my blog and enter my giveaways 🙂
My husband loves this soup I will have to try this recipe!
Awesome! Hope you enjoy! It’s really simple and easy. 🙂 You can add other vegetables too!
Yum! I’ve never thought trying it at home or serving over rice. I’ll let you know how it turns out!
Thanks! The kids and I enjoy it even still! <3 I hope you do too!
This looks and sounds fantastic. 🙂
Looks good & seems very easy to make. Thanks!
My husband loves egg drop soup, gonna have to try this! Thank u!
I love eggs and I love soup. I often put an egg to noodle soups as well. Haha! I’m going to give this recipe a go. I hope I get to make it as as perfectly as you did. Thanks for sharing!
This one is such a hit with the kids even still! Hope you have luck and enjoy it too!
I love Egg Drop Soup! I’ve never made it myself so I think I’ll give this a shot! Thanks =D
Yw! Enjoy! 🙂
this sounds yummy and just to say i often drop an egg or two into my soups and most people that eat it don’t even know its there LOLL thanks for sharing and if anyone can please help me out i need twitter followers @tisonlyme143 Thanks
My husband loves egg drop soup and now I can make it for him! Thanks a bunch!
Thanks. I love having new recipes to try.
This is one of my absolute fave soups! Yum. Thanks for sharing!
I love egg drop soup and I had no idea it was so easy to make! I’ve gotta make it very soon! Yummy!! Thanks for the recipe!
My family and I love egg drop soup, I’ve been eating it since I was a baby!
adding some grated ginger and a tiny bit of cinnamon or anise realy brings out all the flavors 🙂
Thank you for this recipe – we love egg drop soup and get it whenever we get take out – I never thought of making it myself. This is a money saver for me!