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- From: sandyv@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Sandy Vavrinek Seehusen)
- Subject: Egg Drop Soup
- Message-ID: <2ahbu7$7es@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>
- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- References: <4gmFZ0_00jeoI2hG5Y@cs.cmu.edu>
- Date: 25 Oct 1993 20:11:51 GMT
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- This is so easy you'll just love it. I make this quite often to
- accompany stir fry.
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- Egg Drop Soup
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- 2 cups chicken broth (homemade is best; a can of prefab will do in a pinch;
- NEVER use bouillion cubes unless desperate)
- 1/8 t. white pepper
- 1/2 t. soy sauce
- 1/4 t. sesame oil (or less - I use a 'blop')
- 1 t. corn starch
- 1 egg
- veggies (optional)
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- Heat broth, pepper, soy sauce and sesame oil until it just begins to boil.
- Add veggies if desired. (I usually add a Tablespoon or two of frozen corn or
- peas and a chopped green onion for extra color and texture.) Add cornstarch
- by mixing with either water or some of the broth to make a thin paste and
- stirring it into the soup to thicken.
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- Whisk the egg and using a fork, drizzle over the boiling soup. Reduce heat
- to keep it warm until ready to serve. This serves 2 people as a side or
- as an appetizer. It's not quite enough for a full meal without fudging by
- adding a little extra broth or water.
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- NOTES: All ingredient amounts can be varied to taste. The key ingredient
- is the sesame oil. I sometimes like to add a little white pepper to the
- egg before dropping it in the soup. The corn nibblets are a tasty addition,
- but the peas get mushy if cooked too long.
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