A quick and easy comforting recipe with minimal ingredients this Egg Drop Soup is a healthy, tasty option made in under 15 minutes.
Soup is one of our favorite things around here. There is just something super comforting about sitting down with a warm bowl of freshly made soup that is just awesome.
This Egg Drop Soup is one of those recipe that we make all year long. Whether we are feeling sick, wanting a quick and easy healthy dinner option or just because this is the soup we run to.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- With minimal ingredients and one pan, this soup whips up in under 15 minutes.
- The flavor of this soup is neither overpowering or underwhelming, the flavors are strong enough to enjoy but tame enough to not be too much.
- Using ingredients that are readily available with no “weird” additions make this egg drop soup recipe simple and tasty.
We regularly have themed nights in our house and we always pair this soup with some of our other ethnic favorites such as Potstickers, Sweet and Sour Chinese Chicken and our Shrimp Tempura Rolls.
This Egg Drop Soup recipe can either be a stand alone recipe or easily served alongside many different meals, we go either way.
Plus it is SUPER easy to whip up! Let me show you how!
HOW TO MAKE EGG DROP SOUP, STEP BY STEP:
In medium saucepan on stove add your broth, soy sauce and ginger and bring to a boil. Whisk together your water and cornstarch and whisk into boiling broth (Photos 1 & 2).
Whisk in your beaten eggs slowly, stirring clockwise until fully added and they are cooked through (Photos 3 &4).
Lastly whisk (clockwise) in your green onions, salt and pepper until combined (Photos 5 & 6).
See how easy this Egg Drop Soup Recipe is? No wonder why we make it so often, it is just one of those soups that you can’t help but fall in love with.
CAN I USE GROUND GIGNER?
After getting a lot of questions about using ground ginger in place of the freshly grated ginger the answer is yes! You absolutely can swap out the fresh for ground.
You really don’t need much of the ground ginger and I would use just a pinch because the equivalent for substitution is about 1/2 tsp for each tablespoon of fresh ginger in a recipe.
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR MAKING EGG DROP SOUP:
- We use cornstarch as a thickener for this recipe, you do not need to thicken if you do not want to so you can absolutely skip that step.
- Yes you can swap out ground ginger for fresh, reference the not above for measurements.
- Some additions that people add to their egg drop soup is corn, peas, bok choy, spinach, tofu, etc.
- You can swap out broths for this recipe some suggestions are using vegetable or bone broth.
- Add a drizzle of sesame oil at the end of cooking for a more rich flavor.
If you are looking for that perfect comforting “takeout” recipe then this Egg Drop Soup is one that you need. Super easy, flavorful and comforting.
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Egg Drop Soup
Ingredients
- 4 cup chicken broth
- 1/2-1 tsp fresh grated ginger
- 1 Tbs soy sauce
- 2 Tbs water
- 2 Tbs cornstarch
- 2 eggs beaten
- 3 green onions chopped
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- In pot on stove add your broth, ginger and soy sauce and bring to a boil.
- Mix together your water and cornstarch and add to boiling broth and stir, reducing heat to medium.
- Using a whisk slowly pour in your beaten eggs into your broth and stir clockwise until all eggs are added.
- Whisk in (in the same direction) your chopped green onions, salt and pepper.
Video
Notes
- We use cornstarch as a thickener for this recipe, you do not need to thicken if you do not want to so you can absolutely skip that step.
- Yes you can swap out ground ginger for fresh, reference the not above for measurements.
- Some additions that people add to their egg drop soup is corn, peas, bok choy, spinach, tofu, etc.
- You can swap out broths for this recipe some suggestions are using vegetable or bone broth.
- Add a drizzle of sesame oil at the end of cooking for a more rich flavor.
Nutrition
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Alicia
Literally just whipped this up in the amount of time it took the broth to boil. So delicious! I will use low sodium soy sauce and/or broth next time, but otherwise it was easy, fast, perfect! Thanks!
John
Made the egg drop soup according to the recipe. While it was good, next time no corn starch or green onion, more ginger and soy sauce. I like it thinner and daughter did not like green onion. Oh well….will try again.