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The Egg Drop Soup My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

蛋花湯
Prep: 5 minCook: 10 minTotal: 15 minServes: 4

Ingredients

Soup Base
3 egg
1 tbspwater
6 cupwater
3 tbspcornstarch
5 tbspwater
Additional Ingredients
2 ozpea
2 ozcorn
2 ozcarrot
2 stalkgreen onion
Flavor
1 tspsalt
1 tspchicken bouillon
white pepper
sesame oil

Instructions

1
Cut green onion, carrots

First, chop up some green onion (2 stalk) and carrots (2 oz). For the carrots, my dad prefers to chop them into little cubes.

2
Boil water

Add water (6 cup) to your pot, and set the stove to high heat to bring the pot to a boil. Cover the pot with a lid.

3
Prepare eggs

Now we build the foundation of our Egg Flower Soup.

Crack eggs into a bowl, and add a small amount of water (1 tbsp). Then, mix with a fork or chopsticks for about 20 seconds.

Pro-tip:
The water helps the eggs "flower" more easily and beautifully.

4
Add carrots, corn, peas

Once our pot is boiling, add carrots (2 oz), corn (2 oz), and peas (2 oz). Cover the pot again.

5
Prepare cornstarch slurry

Cornstarch is a common ingredient in Chinese cuisine, used to thicken sauces and soups among many other purposes.

Add cornstarch (3 tbsp) and water (5 tbsp) to a bowl, and mix until there are no clumps left.

6
Slowly pour & mix cornstarch

Over the course of about 30 seconds, gradually pour the cornstarch slurry into the soup, stirring the soup constantly as we pour.

7
Slowly pour & mix eggs

Similar to the previous step, gradually pour in the eggs into the pot, constantly stirring as you go. Do this for about 20 seconds.

The slower you pour, the more wispy "flowers" you'll get. DO NOT pour the eggs all at once.

(For each recipe and YouTube episode, I film my dad cooking each recipe twice. For the first take, he spent about 20 seconds on this step. For the second take - 18 seconds.)

8
Add flavors

Almost done! Turn the heat off to preserve the softness of the eggs and avoid overcooking the soup.

Next, add salt (1 tsp) and chicken bouillon (1 tsp), as well as white pepper and sesame oil to your liking. Stir the flavors around for a few seconds.

9
Plate the soup

Call your loved ones over - dinner is ready!

Pour the soup into a bowl(s) of your choosing, and garnish with the green onion (2 stalk) we chopped earlier.

Recipe by Daddy Lau · 2× James Beard Award Winner · madewithlau.com

The Egg Drop Soup My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

蛋花湯
▶ 935.2K views on YouTube
👍 26.4K likes
Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min
Serves
4
Daddy Lau
By Daddy Lau · 2x James Beard Awards · 60+ years
Published Aug 2020 · Updated Nov 2024

Why this recipe

The story
Egg Drop Soup (蛋花湯) — Daddy Lau
Daddy Lau

Most egg drop soup recipes online are tested only a handful of times. My dad used to make this dish multiple times a day, every day, for 60+ years and can make this in his sleep.

I know you'll love it as much as our community does! This recipe has over 935.2K views, 26.4K likes on YouTube.

Egg Drop Soup (also known as "Egg Flower Soup") was a crowd favorite at my parents' old restaurant.

As kids, my sister and I used to eat this 3 to 4 times a week. It's incredibly easy to make, and healthy too!

Read on to learn how to make this for you and your loved ones.

Ingredients

Serves4
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Soup Base
3 egg
1 tbspwater
6 cupwater
3 tbspcornstarch
5 tbspwater
Additional Ingredients
2 ozpea
2 ozcorn
2 ozcarrot
2 stalkgreen onion
Flavor
1 tspsalt
1 tspchicken bouillon
white pepper
sesame oil

Instructions

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1

Cut green onion, carrots

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First, chop up some green onion (2 stalk) and carrots (2 oz). For the carrots, my dad prefers to chop them into little cubes.

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2

Boil water

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Add water (6 cup) to your pot, and set the stove to high heat to bring the pot to a boil. Cover the pot with a lid.

3

Prepare eggs

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Now we build the foundation of our Egg Flower Soup.

Crack eggs into a bowl, and add a small amount of water (1 tbsp). Then, mix with a fork or chopsticks for about 20 seconds.

Pro-tip:
The water helps the eggs "flower" more easily and beautifully.

4

Add carrots, corn, peas

scroll to play this step

Once our pot is boiling, add carrots (2 oz), corn (2 oz), and peas (2 oz). Cover the pot again.

5

Prepare cornstarch slurry

scroll to play this step

Cornstarch is a common ingredient in Chinese cuisine, used to thicken sauces and soups among many other purposes.

Add cornstarch (3 tbsp) and water (5 tbsp) to a bowl, and mix until there are no clumps left.

6

Slowly pour & mix cornstarch

scroll to play this step

Over the course of about 30 seconds, gradually pour the cornstarch slurry into the soup, stirring the soup constantly as we pour.

7

Slowly pour & mix eggs

scroll to play this step

Similar to the previous step, gradually pour in the eggs into the pot, constantly stirring as you go. Do this for about 20 seconds.

The slower you pour, the more wispy "flowers" you'll get. DO NOT pour the eggs all at once.

(For each recipe and YouTube episode, I film my dad cooking each recipe twice. For the first take, he spent about 20 seconds on this step. For the second take - 18 seconds.)

8

Add flavors

scroll to play this step

Almost done! Turn the heat off to preserve the softness of the eggs and avoid overcooking the soup.

Next, add salt (1 tsp) and chicken bouillon (1 tsp), as well as white pepper and sesame oil to your liking. Stir the flavors around for a few seconds.

9

Plate the soup

scroll to play this step

Call your loved ones over - dinner is ready!

Pour the soup into a bowl(s) of your choosing, and garnish with the green onion (2 stalk) we chopped earlier.

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