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Egg Drop Soup Recipe

With a small soup pot and minimal ingredients, this egg drop soup recipe can be whipped up in 20 minutes. The key to making the soup more flavorful is to bring the soup to a boil and add a teaspoon of both sesame oil and soy sauce. The result is a glorious comforting soup with a silky texture and tasty egg bites.
  • cook TIME 10 mins
  • prep TIME 10 mins
  • total TIME 20 mins
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, SoupCuisine: Chinese
Keyword: How To Make Shrimp Egg Drop Soup, Shrimp Egg Drop Soup, Shrimp Egg Drop Soup recipe, shrimp soup
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 179 kcal

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 eggs
  • 10 oz raw shrimp
  • 2 oz carrot chopped
  • 1 oz corn
  • 1 oz peas
  • 1 oz shiitake mushroom sliced
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp cilantro
  • 1/4 tsp ground pepper
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1/2 tsp less sodium soy sauce
  • 2 cups unsalted chicken broth

INSTRUCTIONS

1

Shell and devein 10 oz shrimp.

2

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a soup pot. Stir-fry 2 oz carrot, 1 oz corn, 1 oz peas, and 1 oz mushrooms over medium-low heat for 3 minutes.

corn, peas and mushroom in a nonstick skillet
3

Add in 2 cup chicken broth, shrimp, and 1/4 tsp salt. Cook over high heat and bring to a boil. Then reduce the heat to simmer.

shrimp and veggies cooking in a skillet
4

Combine 3 tbsp cornstarch and 1/4 cup water in a small bowl. Whisk until cornstarch is completely dissolved.

cornstarch and water in a white bowl
5

Swirl into the soup and mix well with a spatula.

pouring white liquid into soup
6

To add eggs, drizzle the beaten egg mixture slowly into the soup while stirring with a whisk.

pouring beaten eggs from a bowl into a skillet of soup
7

Drizzle in sesame oil and soy sauce. Turn off the heat.

a skillet of egg drop soup
8

Garnish with ground pepper and cilantro leaves. Serve immediately.

homemade egg drop soup recipe

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 179 kcal | Fat 7 g | Saturated Fat 1 g | Trans Fat 0 g | Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat 3 g | Cholesterol 196 mg | Sodium 317 mg | Potassium 352 mg | Carbohydrate 11 g | Fiber 1 g | Sugar 2 g | Protein 19 g | Vitamin A 2560 IU | Vitamin C 4 mg | Calcium 67 mg | Iron 1 mg