Deluxe Egg Drop Soup

Not satisfied with many of the egg drop soup recipes I have come across here and elsewhere, I decided to try coming up with my own. It's not the prettiest looking soup around, but it is closer in taste and substance to what I was looking for. I may add some sweet corn next time I make it to add a little sweetness to it.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 65 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ½ cup shredded cabbage
• 4 cups chicken broth, divided
• ¼ cup matchstick-cut carrots
• 1 tablespoon matchstick-cut fresh ginger
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced with white and green parts separated

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat 3 1/4 cups chicken broth in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add carrots, ginger, and white parts of green onion; bring soup to a boil.

Step 2

Whisk remaining 3/4 cup broth and cornstarch together in a bowl until dissolved.

Step 3

Stir cabbage and green parts of green onion into the soup. Drop beaten egg, a spoonful at a time, into soup, stirring after each addition to prevent clumping. Stir cornstarch mixture into soup and season with salt and pepper. Stir soup until cornstarch thickens the soup, about 2 minutes.