# Chinese Egg Drop Soup

A five-minute, high-protein Chinese egg drop soup that is easy, cheap, and comforting.

- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 eggs
- 1 liter chicken stock
- spring onions
- cornstarch
- water
- sesame oil
- white pepper
- salt

## Instructions

1. Crack three eggs into a bowl.
2. Whisk the eggs well.
3. In a separate bowl, combine cornstarch and water to make a slurry.
4. Heat up a liter of chicken stock in a pot.
5. Add some spring onions to the pot.
6. Pour in the cornstarch slurry.
7. Bring the mixture to a boil.
8. Add some sesame oil, white pepper, and salt.
9. Lower the heat and pour in the eggs.
10. Stir as you pour in the eggs to get small pieces of egg.
11. Garnish with some spring onions.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- pot
- ladle

## Tips

- If you want the little ribbons of egg, stir as you're pouring the eggs in.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DA9X6EuoP7t/?igsh=enAyeWhxMWpiMHc3
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0eb3c000-f131-4b40-8f48-0a7d5d62f272
- Extracted: 2025-07-31

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