Serves 4 people
2 tbsp oil
3 tomatoes (cut into small chunks)
1 cup chicken stock
2 cups water
2 tsp light soy sauce
½ tsp sesame oil
¼ tsp white pepper
salt (to taste)
1 egg (beaten)
1½ tsp cornstarch (mix with 2 tbsp water to make slurry)
1 scallion (chopped)
2 tbsp cilantro (chopped)

Recipe Courtesy of
Asian Food Network

Tomato Egg Drop Soup

Both sweet and sour, the Tomato Egg Drop Soup is a dish that will whet one’s appetite. Hailing from China, this dish is incredibly easy to prepare, with no special herbs or special techniques other than swirling in of the egg whites to create the egg strands. A truly versatile dish, you can have it as an appetizer, a side dish or even a light meal.

Difficulty: Easy

Preparation: 10 min
Cook: 10 min
Clean up: 10 min

Steps: 3 steps
12 Ingredients

Difficulty: Easy
Steps: 3 steps
12 Ingredients

Preparation: 10 min
Cook: 10 min
Clean up: 10 min

Instructions

Fry tomato
- Heat oil in a saucepan over medium low heat. Add the tomatoes and stir fryfor 5 min until they are softened and start to fall apart.

Add soup stock
- Add in chicken stock, water, soy sauce, sesame oil, pepper and salt to taste.
- Bring to a boil, and then lower the heat so that the soup is simmering with the lid on.
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Make egg ribbons
- Now quickly beat the egg in a small bowl and prepare the cornstarch slurry in a separate bowl.
- Use a ladle to slowly swirl the soupin a whirlpool motion. Keep swirling as you pour in the cornstarch slurry until well incorporated.
- Now pour a thin stream of egg into the middle of the whirlpool as you slowly swirl the soup. This is how you get that pretty egg ribbons.
- Turn off heat as soon as egg ribbons are formed.

Plate and Serve!

Serve hot or at room temperature. Ladle soup intobowls and garnish with chopped scallions and cilantro.

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Name: Tomato Egg Drop Soup
Prep time: P0Y0M0D0H10M0S
Cook time: P0Y0M0D0H10M0S
Total time: P0Y0M0D0H20M0S
Yield: Serves 4 people
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp oil; 3 tomatoes (cut into small chunks); 1 cup chicken stock; 2 cups water; 2 tsp light soy sauce; ½ tsp sesame oil; ¼ tsp white pepper; salt (to taste); 1 egg (beaten); 1½ tsp cornstarch (mix with 2 tbsp water to make slurry); 1 scallion (chopped); 2 tbsp cilantro (chopped)