Chicken Corn Egg Drop Soup

Name: Chicken Corn Egg Drop Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 8 oz chicken breast (cut to 1/4" thin strips); 1/4 tsp white pepper; 1 tbsp shaoxing wine; 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce; 4 eggs (beaten); 2 tbsp water; 4 tbsp cornstarch; 1/2 cup water; 8 cups chicken broth (high quality); 2 cups corn (fresh or frozen); 1 tsp kosher salt (to taste); 1 tsp white pepper; 1/2 tsp MSG (optional); 2 scallions (chopped); 1 tsp sesame oil (optional); 1/4 tsp turmeric (optional, for color)

8 steps

Prep:5minCook:5min

Chicken Corn Egg Drop Soup is a common dish you can find just about any Chinese restaurant. It's an extremely flavorful soup filled silky ribbons of egg floating in a flavorful chicken broth with tender pieces of chicken and sweet corn!

Updated at: Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:35:20 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories177.2 kcal (9%)

Total Fat6.7 g (10%)

Carbs16.1 g (6%)

Sugars4.6 g (5%)

Protein13.3 g (27%)

Sodium1647.1 mg (82%)

Fiber1.3 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

8 ozchicken breast

cut to 1/4" thin strips

¼ tspwhite pepper

1 Tbspshaoxing wine

½ Tbspoyster sauce

4eggs

beaten

2 Tbspwater

4 Tbspcornstarch

½ cupwater

8 cupschicken broth

2 cupscorn

1 tspwhite pepper

½ tspMSG

1 tspsesame oil

¼ tspturmeric

Instructions

Step 1

Slice chicken into thin strips and marinate with white pepper, Shaoxing wine, and oyster sauce until the chicken has absorbed the seasonings.

Step 2

Roughly chop corn kernels and slice scallions for garnish and set aside.

Step 3

Crack eggs in a bowl and add 2 tbsp of water and mix well until beaten.

Step 4

In a pot add the chicken broth, chicken, and corn. Cover and bring to a boil. The pieces of chicken should be cooked through at this point, but continue simmering on low until cooked through. Uncover and reduce heat to low.

Step 5

Remix the cornstarch slurry and pour into the broth until slightly thickened.

Step 6

Slowly pour in the eggs while using a ladle to stir the soup in one direction to create the ribbon of egg or "egg flowers" in the soup.

Step 7

Season to taste with salt, white pepper and msg. Add turmeric if desired for the additional yellow color.

Step 8

Stir in scallions, and add sesame oil if desired. Enjoy!

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