# Chinese Egg Drop Soup

This is a simple yet delicious homemade crab and shrimp soup, perfect for a healthy and satisfying meal.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Chicken Soup Base
- Ground White Pepper
- Iodized Salt
- Umami Seasoning
- Crab meat
- Imitation crab meat
- Carrots
- Cilantro
- Cornstarch
- Shrimp
- Egg whites
- Water
- Pure Sesame Oil

## Instructions

1. Bring water to a boil in a pot.
2. Add chicken soup base to the boiling water.
3. Add ground white pepper.
4. Add iodized salt.
5. Add Umami seasoning.
6. Add crab meat to the pot.
7. Add imitation crab meat.
8. Add diced carrots.
9. Add cilantro.
10. Stir the ingredients in the pot.
11. Add cornstarch slurry to thicken the soup.
12. Add chopped shrimp.
13. Stir the soup.
14. Whisk egg whites in a bowl.
15. Pour the whisked egg whites into the soup.
16. Add pure sesame oil.
17. Garnish with fresh cilantro.
18. Stir the soup to combine all ingredients.
19. Serve the hot soup in a bowl.

## Equipment

- Pot
- Spoon
- Bowl
- Fork
- Ladle

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNTarCsxKUy/?igsh=MXQyYnFrbnJ1ODc1OQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c4bb72ad-879f-4988-9a28-b413ecc0b7a6
- Extracted: 2025-08-17

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