Egg Drop Soup With A Latin Twist Food

EGG DROP SOUP (BETTER THAN RESTAURANT QUALITY!)

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the chicken broth, soy sauce and sesame oil. Bring to a boil. Stir together the cornstarch and water to dissolve cornstarch; pour into the boiling broth. Stir gently while you pour in the egg and yellow food coloring if using. Season with chives, salt and pepper before serving.

CHICKEN EGG-DROP SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the chicken broth, ginger and scallions to a boil in a saucepan. Cover, reduce the heat to medium low and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and strain into a large bowl; discard the ginger and scallions. Return the broth to the saucepan and stir in the mirin. Meanwhile, toss the chicken, sesame oil, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon white pepper in a bowl. Refrigerate until ready to use. Dissolve the remaining 3 tablespoons cornstarch in 1/4 cup water. Return the broth to a simmer over medium heat. Add the cornstarch mixture and cook, stirring, until glossy and slightly thickened, about 4 minutes. Add the chicken and simmer until cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes. Drizzle the eggs into the soup a little at a time, creating thin sheets of cooked egg. Gently stir in the watercress. Divide the soup among bowls.
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EGG DROP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable stock and 2 cups water in a wok or pot and let simmer for a minute. Add the mushrooms and tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes.
• Slowly pour in the beaten eggs and stir gently to create a web-like pattern. Season the soup with the light soy, salt and ground white pepper. Simmer for another minute, and add the cornstarch and water mixture. Cook the soup until the soup has thickened slightly, another minute. Finish the soup by adding the toasted sesame oil and garnishing with sliced scallions. Serve immediately.

EGG DROP SOUP

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth to a boil in soup pot.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon salt & mix.
• Combine water and cornstarch; stir into boiling broth.
• Stir a small amount of hot broth into slightly beaten egg. Add egg mixture into hot broth slowly, stirring all the time. Cook until clear and slightly thickened, stirring constantly.
• Garnish with scallion.

LEMON EGG DROP SOUP

Steps:

• Bring broth to a boil in a 3 quart saucepan over medium heat. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, lemon juice and lemon pepper until well blended, then slowly whisk in 1 cup of the hot broth. Lower heat; add egg mixture, stirring constantly. Cook over low heat, stirring until heated through. (Don't boil! Eggs will curdle.)
• Remove from heat and stir in lemon zest. Ladle into serving bowls and sprinkle each serving with a little Parmesan.

EGG DROP SOUP

Steps:

• In a pot bring the stock to a boil. Then remove the pot from the flame and add beaten egg whites steadily, beating them into the soup as you pour. Add the sliced scallions, stir in. Remove to a heated tureen and serve.

VEGETARIAN EGG DROP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a heavy soup pot over high heat, add the oil, and heat until hot, about 20 seconds. Add the tomatoes and scallions, and stir-fry until fragrant, about 15 seconds. Add the soy sauce and rice wine or sake, and stir-fry over high heat for 20 seconds. Add the water and salt, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 2 minutes, skimming the surface to remove any impurities. Add the snow peas and stir.
• Slowly add the cornstarch mixture and bring the liquid to a boil, stirring to prevent lumps from forming. Once slightly thickened, remove from the heat and slowly add the beaten eggs, pouring them in a thin stream around the edge of the pot. Carefully stir once or twice so that the eggs form thin streamers. Taste for seasoning and ladle into serving bowls.

CHICKEN AND EGG SOUP WITH PASTINA

Steps:

• Heat the 1/4 cup olive oil in a large pot over high heat. Add the onion, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste; cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken, the broth, 4 cups water and the juice of 1 lemon; cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, add the pastina and simmer until the pasta is cooked and the soup thickens slightly, about 15 minutes. Remove the chicken; when cool enough to handle, pull the meat off the bone and shred into bite-size pieces.
• Remove the soup from the heat. Whisk the juice of the remaining lemon with the whole eggs and yolks in a medium bowl until frothy. Gradually whisk a ladleful of the hot soup into the egg mixture, then stir the warm egg mixture into the soup and return to medium-low heat. Cook until creamy, about 1 minute. Stir in the shredded chicken, spinach and dill, and season with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into bowls; garnish with feta, if desired.
• Per serving: Calories 425; Fat 27 g (Saturated 6 g); Cholesterol 277 mg; Sodium 858 mg; Carbohydrate 18 g; Fiber 1 g; Protein 27 g

EGG DROP SOUP (WITH A TWIST)

Steps:

• Heat chicken broth to boiling.
• Add peas and return to boil.
• Stir in ginger, seesame oil, and soy sauce.
• Remove from heat; drizzle in egg in slow steady stream while whisking or stirring with a fork. Let sit for 1 minute for egg to set.
• Add sliced green onion and serve.

ASIAN EGG DROP SOUP

Steps:

• Bring soup stock, grated ginger and soy sauce to a boil. In a small cup, make a slurry by combining the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of chicken stock. Stir until dissolved. Slowly pour in the cornstarch mixture while stirring the stock, until thickened. Reduce heat to a simmer. Pour in the eggs slowly while stirring the soup in the same direction. The egg will spread and feather. Turn off the heat and add the green onions. Season with salt and pepper, and serve immediately.

EGG DROP SOUP

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, green onion& top and peas in medium saucepan.
• Bring to a full boil over high heat.
• Remove from heat.
• Add egg and sesame oil; stir once.
• Ladle into bowls; garnish with coriander, as desired.

EGG DROP SOUP (RESTAURANT STYLE)

Steps:

• Reserve 3/4 cup of chicken broth, and pour the rest into a large saucepan.
• Stir the salt, ginger and chives into the saucepan, and bring to a rolling boil.
• In a cup or small bowl, stir together the remaining broth and cornstarch until smooth.
• Set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk the eggs and egg yolk together using a fork.
• Drizzle egg a little at a time from the fork into the boiling broth mixture.
• Egg should cook immediately.
• Once the eggs have been dropped, stir in the cornstarch mixture gradually until the soup is the desired consistency.

SPINACH EGG DROP SOUP

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, bring the chicken stock to a boil with the sliced ginger and 1/2 teaspoon of the white pepper.
• Cover and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
• Strain and return the stock to the saucepan.
• Add the julienned ginger to the stock and return it to a boil. Reduce the heat to low.
• Gently stir in the eggs, breaking them into long strands, and cook for about 30 seconds.
• Stir in the spinach and remove from heat.
• Season with salt and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon white pepper.
• Ladle into bowls and serve immediately.

EGG DROP SOUP WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• In saucepan, bring chicken stock and soy sauce to a boil. Add chicken, peas and green onion; bring to a boil again.
• Remove from heat; drizzle in egg in slow steady stream. Let sit for 1 minute for egg to set.
• Stir gently before ladling into bowls.

EGG DROP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat chicken broth, salt, and white pepper to boiling in a 2-quart saucepan.
• Stir green onions into eggs.
• Pour egg mixture slowly into broth, stirring constantly with fork until egg forms shreds.
• Makes about 3 cups deb

EGG DROP SOUP WITH CHICKEN AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring the broth, 1-1/2 cups water, soy sauce, garlic and ginger to a boil over medium-high heat in a medium-size saucepan. Reduce heat to medium and cook broth mixture for 10 minutes.
• Remove the garlic cloves with a slotted spoon and add noodles to pot; cook for 4 minutes or until tender.
• Meanwhile, stir together the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl; whisk into broth and cook for 1 minute or until thickened.
• Stir the soup so it is moving in a circular direction. Pour in the beaten eggs in a slow, steady stream. Stir in chicken and garnish with scallions, if desired. Serve immediately.