Easy Egg Drop Soup Recipe | Souptember 2025

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: low-sodium chicken broth

💰Cheaper: vegetable broth

Lower sodium option for health; vegetable broth can be more economical.

eggs

🥗Healthier: egg whites

💰Cheaper: tofu

Egg whites reduce cholesterol; tofu is a budget-friendly protein alternative.

Grab a liter of chicken stock.

Bring the chicken stock to a simmer/slight boil.

Add 3/4 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon of smoked salt to the stock.

Add 1 tablespoon of toasted sesame oil to the stock.

Add white pepper to taste.

Add turmeric for color (optional).

Add mushroom seasoning powder (optional).

Mix 3 tablespoons of cornstarch with about 1/3 cup of water to create a slurry.

Stir the slurry before adding it to the stock.

Drizzle the cornstarch slurry into the simmering stock while mixing.

Once thickened, prepare scallions by peeling off the outside layer.

Cube about half a pack of smoked tofu into small bits.

Crack 3 eggs into a bowl and whisk them.

Stream the whisked eggs into the soup while mixing to create ribbons.

Add the cubed tofu to the soup and heat through.

Serve the soup and top with chopped scallions.

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