Egg Drop Soup

Name: Egg Drop Soup
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 750 ml Chicken stock; 1 tbsp Cornflour; 2 tbsp Water; 2 piece Egg; 2 piece Spring onions; 1 tsp Soy sauce; 0.5 tsp Sesame oil; 1 pinch Ground white pepper

12 min · 9 min 55s active · makes ~935 ml · Medium

Chicken stock lightly thickened with cornflour, with beaten egg swirled in to set into silky ribbons, finished with sesame oil and spring onions. Serves 2.

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Egg Drop Soup

Chicken stock lightly thickened with cornflour, with beaten egg swirled in to set into silky ribbons, finished with sesame oil and spring onions. Serves 2.

See more →

TOTAL TIME

12 min

ACTIVE TIME

9 min 55s

QUANTITY

~935 ml

DIFFICULTY

Medium

CUISINE

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Who’s eating

Cooking for A typical adult.

This may be a little light — some at the table might still be peckish.

Portions & fullness

Ingredients0/8

Tools0/10

Ingredients

0/8 gathered · 2 servings

750ml

1tbsp

2tbsp

2piece

1tsp

0.5tsp

1pinch

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	750ml	—	—
2	1tbsp	—	—
3	2tbsp	—	—
4	2piece	—	—
5	2piece	—	—
6	1tsp	—	—
7	0.5tsp	—	—
8	1pinch	—	—

Tools

11 items

Serveware

1 item

Procedure

14 steps

1 of 14

Pour the stock into the medium saucepan.

Chicken stock · 750 ml

⏱ 10s

ResultChicken stock

2 of 14

Bring to the boil, then turn the heat down so it simmers.

⏱ 5 min

ResultSimmering stock

3 of 14

Meanwhile, put the cornflour in the small bowl.

Cornflour · 1 tbsp

⏱ 5s

ResultCornflour

4 of 14

Add 2 tablespoons of cold water and stir until smooth.

Water · 2 tbsp

⏱ 20s

ResultCornflour slurryused in step 9

5 of 14

Crack the eggs into the jug.

Egg · 2 piece

⏱ 20s

ResultEgg

6 of 14

Beat with the fork until smooth.

⏱ 30s

ResultBeaten eggsused in step 11

7 of 14

Lay the spring onions on the chopping board.

Spring onions · 2 piece

⏱ 5s

ResultSpring onions

8 of 14

Trim them and slice thinly.

Spring onions · step 7

⏱ 30s

ResultSliced spring onionsused in step 16

9 of 14

Stir the slurry again, pour it into the stock and stir for 1 minute, until slightly thickened.

Cornflour slurry · step 4

⏱ 1 min

ResultThickened stock

10 of 14

Add the soy sauce.

Soy sauce · 1 tsp

⏱ 5s

ResultSeasoned stock

11 of 14

Stir the stock in a slow circle with the wooden spoon and pour in the eggs in a thin stream, so they set into ribbons.

Beaten eggs · step 6

⏱ 30s

ResultEgg ribbons in stock

12 of 14

Leave for 30 seconds, until the egg is fully set, then take the pan off the heat.

⏱ 30s

ResultEgg drop soup

13 of 14

Add the sesame oil.

Sesame oil · 0.5 tsp

⏱ 5s

ResultSoup with sesame oil

14 of 14

Add a pinch of white pepper.

Ground white pepper · 1 pinch

⏱ 5s

ResultFinished egg drop soup

Total Time12 min

#	Product	Action
1	750 ml	Pour the stock into the medium saucepan.⏱ 10sResultChicken stock
2	—	Bring to the boil, then turn the heat down so it simmers.⏱ 5 minResultSimmering stock
3	1 tbsp	Meanwhile, put the cornflour in the small bowl.⏱ 5sResultCornflour
4	2 tbsp	Add 2 tablespoons of cold water and stir until smooth.⏱ 20sResultCornflour slurryused in step 9
5	2 piece	Crack the eggs into the jug.⏱ 20sResultEgg
6	—	Beat with the fork until smooth.⏱ 30sResultBeaten eggsused in step 11
7	2 piece	Lay the spring onions on the chopping board.⏱ 5sResultSpring onions
8	Spring onionsstep 7	Trim them and slice thinly.⏱ 30sResultSliced spring onionsused in step 16
9	Cornflour slurrystep 4	Stir the slurry again, pour it into the stock and stir for 1 minute, until slightly thickened.⏱ 1 minResultThickened stock
10	1 tsp	Add the soy sauce.⏱ 5sResultSeasoned stock
11	Beaten eggsstep 6	Stir the stock in a slow circle with the wooden spoon and pour in the eggs in a thin stream, so they set into ribbons.⏱ 30sResultEgg ribbons in stock
12	—	Leave for 30 seconds, until the egg is fully set, then take the pan off the heat.⏱ 30sResultEgg drop soup
13	0.5 tsp	Add the sesame oil.⏱ 5sResultSoup with sesame oil
14	1 pinch	Add a pinch of white pepper.⏱ 5sResultFinished egg drop soup
Total Time		12 min

Serving

Ladle into 2 warm bowls.
Scatter over the spring onions and serve.

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	238kcal
	16g
	11g
	3g
	18g
	7g
	0.5g
	756mg

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Tools0/10

Recipe

Egg Drop Soup

Chicken stock lightly thickened with cornflour, with beaten egg swirled in to set into silky ribbons, finished with sesame oil and spring onions. Serves 2.

What you’ll doYou will thicken simmering chicken stock with a cornflour slurry, season it with soy sauce, then stir it in a circle while pouring in beaten egg so it sets into ribbons, and finish with sesame oil and spring onions.

Serves2

Total12 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken stock750 ml
Cornflour1 tbsp
Water2 tbsp
Egg2 piece
Spring onions2 piece
Soy sauce1 tsp
Sesame oil0.5 tsp
Ground white pepper1 pinch

Tools

SpoonSmall bowlChef's knifeJugWooden spoonBowlLadleForkMedium saucepanChopping boardSoup bowl

Method

Pour the stock into the medium saucepan.

10sMedium saucepanChicken stock · 750 ml

Bring to the boil, then turn the heat down so it simmers.

5 minMedium saucepan

Meanwhile, put the cornflour in the small bowl.

5sSmall bowlCornflour · 1 tbsp

Add 2 tablespoons of cold water and stir until smooth.

Result · Cornflour slurry · used in step 9

20sSmall bowl, SpoonWater · 2 tbsp

Crack the eggs into the jug.

20sJugEgg · 2 piece

Beat with the fork until smooth.

Result · Beaten eggs · used in step 11

30sJug, Fork

Lay the spring onions on the chopping board.

5sChopping boardSpring onions · 2 piece

Trim them and slice thinly.

Result · Sliced spring onions · used in step 16

30sChopping board, Chefs knifeSpring onions · step 7

Stir the slurry again, pour it into the stock and stir for 1 minute, until slightly thickened.

1 minMedium saucepan, Wooden spoonCornflour slurry · step 4

Add the soy sauce.

5sMedium saucepanSoy sauce · 1 tsp

Stir the stock in a slow circle with the wooden spoon and pour in the eggs in a thin stream, so they set into ribbons.

30sMedium saucepan, Wooden spoonBeaten eggs · step 6

Leave for 30 seconds, until the egg is fully set, then take the pan off the heat.

30sMedium saucepan

Add the sesame oil.

5sMedium saucepanSesame oil · 0.5 tsp

Add a pinch of white pepper.

5sMedium saucepanGround white pepper · 1 pinch

Ladle into 2 warm bowls.

30sSoup bowl, LadleFinished egg drop soup · step 14

Scatter over the spring onions and serve.

Result · Egg Drop Soup

10sSoup bowlSliced spring onions · step 8

Printed 18 October 2026