When it comes to Chinese food, the dish that stands out the most for me is egg drop soup. It reminds me of those Saturday nights when my parents would spoil my siblings and I with Chinese takeout. If we were really lucky, we would be treated to a trip down to the local Chinese Buffet. Whether we dined at home, or in a restaurant, the first thing we would eat before we piled our plates high with fried rice, crab legs and sweet and sour chicken, was a steaming bowl of egg drop soup. That first slurp of warm yellow broth with delicate threads of egg running throughout it was the taste of wonderful things to come. While I rarely go to Chinese Buffets anymore, I still regularly make this soup. It's super easy, super quick, and requires only a few simple ingredients. In fact, this dish has become my go-to meal on nights when I'm just too tired to cook or on days when I’m looking for something quick to whip up for lunch. I also make this when I'm not feeling well--my alternative to chicken soup. To make this egg drop soup more substantial, try throwing in some fresh spinach at the end, a bit of leftover chicken or a scoop of rice. For a bit of crunch, I like to fry up strips of wonton wrappers as a topper. Ingredients: 4 cups Chicken Stock 1 tbsp fresh chopped ginger 2 tbsp cornstarch (dissolved in 3 tbsp room temperature water) 2 large eggs 1 tsp sesame oil 2-3 green onions sliced Salt and Pepper to taste In a saucepan, bring the chicken stock, ginger and the cornstarch mixture to a boil. Meanwhile, crack your eggs in a separate bowl and mix. Add salt and pepper to taste. Once the stock has come to a boil, turn down the heat to low. Slowly pour in a thin stream of the egg mixture, while gently stirring the stock with a fork. This will prevent the egg from turning into one big glob of cooked egg. Turn off the heat and add the sesame oil (be careful: a little goes a long way). Pour soup into bowls and top with sliced green onions and crispy fried wontons. To make fried wontons, simply cut wonton wrappers into strips and fry in vegetable oil until golden brown and crispy. What's your favorite Chinese food?
Happy Eating!!
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9/8/2019 12:46:01 am
Soup is my favorite, in fact, there is nothing that I would rather eat. I know a lot of different soup recipes, almost all of them are for special occasions. I know that we can never have enough soup, so I am still learning other ways of preparing it. If you ask me, soup is the single most perfect food in the world. Soup fits to any kind of occasion, or at least that is how I feel about it.
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