Egg Drop Soup

  • SERVES
    2-3

Ingredients

  • 1/2 ounce chicken breast, chopped 
  • 6 shrimp (optional) 
  • 6 scallops (optional) 
  • 4 snow peas, shredded 
  • 5 bamboo shoots, diced 
  • 4 mushrooms 
  • 1 egg, beaten 
  • 1 teaspoon cooking wine 
  • 1 teaspoon salt 
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar 
  • 1/4 teaspoon white or black pepper 
  • 6 cups water 
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch 
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil 
  • 1/2 green onion, diced  
Step 1
Boil 6 cups water and add chicken, shrimp, and scallops and boil again. 
Step 2
Add snow peas, bamboo shoots and mushrooms and boil again. 
Step 3
Add salt, sugar, pepper and cooking wine, stirring evenly. 
Step 4
Mix 4 teaspoons cornstarch with 1/3 cup water and add to soup while stirring evenly. 
Step 5
Add beaten egg to soup, stir slowly, and then remove from heat. 
Step 6
To serve, sprinkle with chopped green onion and 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil.