Egg Drop Soup Recipe

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Egg drop soup is a Chinese soup commonly consisting of chicken broth, beaten eggs and green onions. This is another recipe that a lot of you might have had at a Chinese buffet. I don’t really make a lot of soups but I have always wanted to try a couple from the buffets and this is one of them. This actually turned out quite well – I felt the flavors were all there and nothing was to overpowering. Plus, dropping the eggs in the boiling broth is always fun. What really amazed me was how easy this recipe was and how little time it took to make. The egg drop soup can be made within only 10-15 minutes, and would go great as a side dish with just about any Chinese inspired dinner. Another plus about this recipe is that it has very few ingredients and it is inexpensive.  Let me know what you think – enjoy!

Ingredients:
4 cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons green onions (chopped)
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon salt
1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch
4 eggs
1 egg yolk
Cooking Instructions:
Step 1: Reserve ¾ cup of the chicken broth (it will later be mixed with the cornstarch). Pour the rest of the broth into a sauce pan.
Step 2: Stir in ginger, salt, and green onions. Bring to a boil. While bring to a boil combine the corn starch with the reserve chicken broth and mix well. Set aside.
Step 3: In a bowl whisk eggs and the egg yolk together with a fork.

Step 4: Slowly drizzle the egg a little at a time with a fork into the boiling broth. The egg will cook right away.
Step 5: Pour the cornstarch mixture into the broth and stir until its mixed well.