Recipe - Egg Drop Soup w/ Chicken

Who doesn’t love egg drop soup?! It’s a must have anytime I order Chinese food. When I was single and only cooking for one, I used to make a simple version that literally consisted of broth, an egg and scallions. But now that I am engaged to a man with a very healthy appetite I needed to bump up my recipe to include some hearty ingredients and more flavor.

As I always say when giving out my recipes, make sure you add flavors that you enjoy. Ron and I love the garlic and ginger flavor in this soup so we tend to add quite a bit. Start with the recommended amounts below or even a little less and then add more as you see fit.

Enjoy! 

Ingredients

8 cups  low-sodium chicken broth

3 cups water

6 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce

6 garlic cloves, smashed

2 tablespoons ground ginger

7 ounces Japanese Udon noodles

4  tablespoons cornstarch

4  eggs, lightly beaten

3  cups cooked, shredded chicken (2 large chicken breasts)

8  scallions (both white and green parts)

4 - 6 Servings (depending on your bowl size)


Boil chicken - Place chicken breasts in a saucepan with enough room to add water and cover the chicken. If desired, add 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons soy sauce and tablespoon ginger to flavor the liquid and chicken. (I saw this in a recipe once and the chicken came out very moist with a delicious flavor) Bring to boil then reduce the heat. Cover the pan and simmer until the chicken is no longer pink. Set aside to cool and shred later.

Bring the chicken broth, water, soy sauce, garlic cloves and ginger to a boil over medium-high heat in a medium-large dutch oven. Reduce heat to medium and cook broth mixture for 10 minutes.

Remove the garlic cloves with a slotted spoon and add noodles to pot; cook for 3-4 minutes or until tender. (Udon noodles cook quickly)

While noodles are cooking, stir together the cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl and then whisk into broth.

Stir soup so it is moving in a circular direction. Pour in the beaten eggs very slowly while continuing the circular direction. Stir in chicken and garnish with scallions, if desired. Serve immediately!!!