Egg Drop Soup 4 Ways

Today, we are making Dan Hua Tang (蛋花汤). It’s translated as egg flower soup, and also known as egg drop soup. This is the simplest recipe in Chinese cuisine so you should definitely try to make it at home. Today, I am going to show you a few different versions.

1. Basic egg drop soup:
This is the most basic egg drop soup that you will find in your local Chinese restaurants, and you have probably ordered it many times already. Now you can make it at home with just a few ingredients.

Ingredients
3 cups of chicken stock
a few white part of the spring onion
a few slices of ginger
1.5 tbsp of cornstarch + 3 tbsp of water
2 eggs well beaten
1/2 tsp of salt or to taste
1/4 tsp of white pepper
Some diced green part of the spring onion for garnish

2. Tomato egg drop soup
In China, egg drop soup is more than just egg and broth. We usually make it versatile by adding different ingredients to it: such as tomato, spinach, seaweed, meat slices, and Goji berry (枸杞). Let me show you how to make the tomato egg drop soup.

Ingredients
2 tomatoes peeled and cut into chunks
1 clove of garlic grated
1 tsp of ginger finely diced
1/2 tbsp of diced white of the spring onion
2 tsp of cooking oil
1 tsp of salt or to taste
1 tsp of sugar
3 cups of chicken stock
1.5 tbsp of cornstarch + 3 tbsp of water
2 eggs well beaten
diced spring onion for garnish

3. Seaweed egg drop soup
It is basically just adding a bunch of dried seaweed at the end of any version of egg drop soup. It is super popular in China; that’s why I want to share it with you. It smells pungent and it has an umami taste which adds a different element to the dish. You can buy this online or at your local Asian grocery stores; it comes in round package. You don’t need that much, just rip a handful off and throw it into the soup. It cooks super-fast, like 10 seconds.

4. Spinach egg drop soup with chicken slices
If you want to be creative, you can add some protein to the soup as well.

Ingredients
4 oz of chicken breast sliced thinly; season with 1/8 of salt, 1/8 tsp of baking soda, 1/2 tsp of cornstarch, and 1.5 tsp of cooking oil
1 clove of garlic, grated
1 tsp of ginger, finely diced
1/2 tbsp of white of the spring onion
1 tbsp of oil
3/4 tsp of salt or to taste
3/4 tsp of sugar
3 cups of chicken stock
1.5 tbsp of cornstarch + 3 tbsp of water
2 eggs
A bunch of spinach

[shotpusher]

Notice she is stirring in the SAME DIRECTION. That makes the nice strings of egg in her soup. Can’t wait to try these variations! Thank you.

[leocooking]

The one with tomatoes looks very good. I will have to make it. 👍

[cindia]

2 minutes in I never miss your videos!

[MythmasterFunky]

WOW!!!! Where did you get your bowls??!!! I love the look of them, so beautiful

[LiaCooper]

this seems like it would be an amazing soup during flu season, smooth silky salty provides a bit of protein with the broth but nothing could irritate a sore throat. i'm definitely going to remember this recipe come this fall, ty for the demonstration!

[kendeesweet]

Thank you for these amazing egg drop soup recipe's.

[tomm]

Making Basic Egg Drop in a minute. Thanks Mandy. Best

[nataschajones]

I love your teaching on making these dishes😁 # I am from South africa😄

[sharonmacintyrebarrett]

I got your wok before it came seasoned, yes it took some time to season, but I am thrilled to say nothing sticks to my wok. Thank you so much for having such a wonderful product for sale. I love my wok and use it no less then once a week but usually two to three times a week.

[annedelery]

So easy and just as delish as she says! Thanks for making my fave Chinese dishes easily accessible to me at home! Love your shows!

[SaraKunoichi]

Wonderful! I especially want to try the seaweed and spinach ones.

[alkatraz]

i love these..they always made me feel better whenever i'm sick

[deanawebb]

Thanks for sharing your recipes they are so good!

[len]

I love her recipes, and the way she explains them.

[mr.horseshoe]

Just made your original recipe for my family a few days ago. They were blown away! Can't wait to try out these new recipes!

[Blove]

Love love love your videos and recipes!!

[everydayeveryday]

TY. I love his soup in summer or fall or winter it is so wonderful. All three soups are for me the best soups you can eat. Just add any breads you like with a cup of tea you like. Thank so kindly you.

[Sco]

The previous egg drop soup recipie video blew my western mind! I started making my own egg drop soup at home when I found out how easy it was. The best part was I could add whatever I wanted to it and season it how I like!
Love your videos Mandy thank you for sharing!

[marvadennis]

Will be trying all of these wonderful soups thanks

[susancaballeroaloui]

Enjoyed your video. Love egg drop soup. When I eat it at a local restaurant, I like to add a little chili oil.