Name: Garlic Egg Drop Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 Egg, whisked very well in a bowl; 3 cup Water, or vegetable stock for a richer base; 1½ tbsp Garlic, finely minced; 1½ tbsp Corn Flour, mixed with water for slurry; 1 tsp Soy Sauce; ½ tsp Ground White Pepper; 2 tbsp Spring Onion Greens, finely chopped; ½ tsp Salt, to taste; 1 tsp Cooking Oil, sesame or regular oil

15 mintotal

Prep 5 min · Cook 10 min

Serves: 2
Difficulty: Easy
Spice: Mild

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Ingredients

2Eggwhisked very well in a bowl
3 cupWateror vegetable stock for a richer base
1½ tbspGarlicfinely minced
1½ tbspCorn Flourmixed with water for slurry
1 tspSoy Sauce
½ tspGround White Pepper
2 tbspSpring Onion Greensfinely chopped
½ tspSaltto taste
1 tspCooking Oilsesame or regular oil

Quantities are for 2 servings.

You'll need: Stovetop.

Method

Heat the oil in a pot over medium flame. Add the finely minced garlic and sauté for exactly 15 seconds until aromatic. Do not let it turn brown.
15 sec
Pour the water (or vegetable stock) into the pot. Add the salt, white pepper powder, and soy sauce. Bring to a rolling boil.
Reduce the heat slightly. Give the cornflour slurry a quick stir and pour it into the soup.
Keep stirring the soup continuously until it becomes thick and glossy (about 2 minutes).
2 min
Create a 'whirlpool': Use a ladle to stir the soup steadily in a circle in one direction.
While the soup is moving, slowly drizzle the beaten eggs in a very thin stream into the vortex. The eggs will cook instantly into silken ribbons.
Turn off the heat immediately. Do not over-stir or the ribbons will break into a mushy cloud.
Garnish with the freshly chopped spring onion greens and serve.

How to tell it's done

A shiny, clear, thick broth intensely flavored with garlic, featuring large, incredibly delicate, melt-in-the-mouth yellow-and-white egg ribbons.

Getting it right

Tip

Ensuring the soup is gently thickened with cornflour BEFORE adding the eggs is what gives the egg ribbons their suspended, beautiful silken texture.

What to serve it with

A lightning-fast, savoury soup. Excellent alongside crispy chilli potatoes or dry veg manchurian.

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