Comfort soup ready in 15 minutes — silky egg ribbons in ginger broth, with white pepper warmth. A staple of every Chinese-American menu, easy to make at home.
kcal
130
P
9g
C
4g
F
8g
⏱ 15 min✂ 5 prep👤 3 serves🧊 2fridge
Ingredients
•1200 mlchicken or vegetable broth
•3 largeegg (lightly beaten)
•1 tspginger (minced)
•0.25 tspwhite pepper
•1 tspsoy sauce
•2 stalkscallions (sliced)
•1.5 tbspcornstarch + water slurry
•0.5 tspsesame oil
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Steps
1Bring broth + ginger to a low boil.
2Stir in soy sauce + white pepper + cornstarch slurry; simmer 1 min until slightly thick.
3Lower heat to barely simmering; pour beaten egg slowly in a thin stream while gently stirring in one direction.
4Finish with sesame oil + scallions.
5Adjust salt; serve.
Per serving micros
% of adult daily reference intake (FDA/EFSA averaged)