Egg Drop Soup
Is egg drop soup healthy? Yes!
Ingredients
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground ginger
- 1 Tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/4 cup green onions, sliced
Instructions
- In a soup pot, bring the ground ginger, soy sauce, and chicken broth to a boil.
- Combine water and cornstarch in a small bowl.
- Stir the cornstarch mixture into the pot of boiling broth until thickened.
- Reduce heat until the broth is simmering.
- Slowly drizzle the beaten eggs into the pot of boiling broth. Gently stir the eggs in a circle, going in the same direction.
- Remove immediately from heat.
- Add the sesame oil, salt, and green onions.
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Notes
Below are the nutritional facts for this egg drop soup recipe if you make it with all of the listed ingredients. Your nutritional information (sodium) will be slightly different if you use homemade salt-free chicken broth.
- Calories: 71
- Cholesterol: 98mg
- Sodium: 1214mg
- Total Carbohydrates: 5.7g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.1g
- Sugars: 1.5g
- Protein: 5.1g
- Vitamin A: 48.9µg
- Vitamin C: 0.6mg