one-egg egg drop soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons tapioca flour
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
• 1/4 teaspoon asian (toasted) sesame oil (optional)
• 1 pinch white pepper (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 20 mins


• beat the egg and salt together in a bowl until well mixed. in a separate bowl, combine the tapioca flour with the cold water and stir to dissolve.
• bring the chicken broth, ginger, and garlic to a full rolling boil, remove from the heat, and stir in the dissolved tapioca starch. boil until the soup has thickened and is no longer cloudy, about 1 minute; remove from the heat. pour the egg into the soup in a thin line, and gently stir the egg in a figure 8 shape, making sure not to overmix the egg too much. sprinkle the soup with the chopped onions, sesame oil, and white pepper, and serve.