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Our creamy egg drop soup recipe is quick, simple, and tastes better than takeout. It’s made right at home in 20 minutes!
Gotta Love Egg Drop Soup!
We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Asian food – all of it.
One of our favorite dishes that can be found at most Asian restaurants (served as a side or appetizer) is egg drop soup.
We were determined to make a better-than-takeout egg drop soup recipe and now it’s a favorite to make right at home! The soup itself is a simple broth and eggs (with a few seasonings). Top it off with a garnish of chives and crispy wontons (our favorite part) and it’s done! It really is that easy.
If you also love the crispy wontons on top, you’ll love our Cream Cheese Wontons and Baked Rangoons!
WHY WE LOVE IT:
- Just 10 minutes! This egg drop soup is so simple and can easily be made at home.
- Better than takeout. This homemade version tastes just like what you could find when eating out (if not better).
- A favorite at home. It’s one of our all-time favorite things to enjoy when we go out to eat, and can now eat it at home!
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 10 minutes
COOK TIME: 10 minutes
- 4 cups chicken broth divided – or chicken stock, or vegetable broth
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1½ tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 large eggs – room temperature
- 1 egg yolk – How to Separate Egg Whites from the yolk
- fried wonton strips – Use store-bought or cut wonton or egg roll wrappers into strips, and fry them in vegetable oil until golden brown.
- optional – Season with white pepper, add peas, chopped carrots, mushrooms, or garnish with green onion.
How to Make Egg Drop Soup
- BROTH. Set aside ¾ cup of chicken broth, and pour the rest into a large saucepan or pot. Over medium heat stir in ½ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger, and 2 tablespoons chives into the saucepan, and bring to a rolling boil.
- Make a cornstarch slurry by stirring the reserved ¾ cup broth and 1½ tablespoons cornstarch in a small bowl and mix until smooth – set aside.
- EGGS. In another small bowl, whisk 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk using a fork. Drizzle the beaten egg in thin streams from the fork into the boiling broth mixture. The beautiful egg ribbons should form immediately.
- THICKEN. Once the eggs have been dropped, gradually stir in the cornstarch mixture and simmer until the soup is the desired consistency.
- If adding pepper, we recommend using white pepper instead of black pepper. Garnish with green onion or scallions!
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Egg Drop Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups chicken broth, divided
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1½ tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- fried wonton strips
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, combine 3¼ cups chicken broth, the chives, salt, and ginger. Bring to a rolling boil.
- In a small bowl, stir the remaining ¾ cup broth and the cornstarch and mix until smooth. Set aside.
- In another small bowl, whisk the eggs and egg yolk together using a fork.
- Drizzle egg mixture a little at a time from the fork into the boiling broth mixture (egg should cook immediately).
- Once all the eggs have been dropped, stir in the cornstarch mixture gradually until the soup is the desired consistency.
- Top with fried wonton strips and serve warm.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
Keep leftover soup in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop. Do not freeze.
Recipe from Allrecipes.com.
I had forgotten how much I loved this soup! So, so good. I love that it is a lighter soup too.
i hate it…no offence tho.
Thanks for the feedback and for giving the recipe a try.
gREAT rECIPE! tHIS WAS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT MAKING eGG dROP SOUP! SOOOOO EASY! The kiddos loved it too!
Yay!! I am so glad you tried it & I’m even more happier that everyone liked it! Thank you!
We really enjoyed this easy to make soup. It’s my favorite soup when we go eat out to eat. I never figured I could duplicate this at home.
I thought making this soup would be much more difficult, but this recipe was easy and the result was so Yummy! Thanks for posting it.
I was surprised to know that I could make egg drop soup at home. Never wanted to try until I saw this recipe. It taste just like the soup at the restaurant.
I am glad you gave it a try 🙂 Thank you!
I’ve never been a huge fan of this soup, but my hubby wanted to try it, so I did too & I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised! It was so tasty & adding the wonton strips, was my favorite!
Yeah!! I am happy to hear that! Thank you!
I am wondering what brand of broth you use? I have tried a couple of different ways and cannot get mine to turn out!! (I haven’t tried yours yet) I fell like it just tastes like chicken broth! Any suggestions?!
I’ve used lots of different ones. I probably use Swanson’s the most. I hope you try my recipe. It really is so good!! Let me know what you think.
It sounds so easy to make in a cold day like today. Thank you for sharing the recipe!! Gonna try it.
Yes, it would be perfect for a cold day! Thank you & hope you like it!
Wow this recipe looks super easy, and I have all of the ingredients! The wonton wrappers really made this one POP!
Thank you for filling my inbox with great recipes!
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You are so welcome!! I’m glad you want to try 🙂 Thank you!