I mean, this is a MONDAY. The middle of gloomy, dreary January with no end to winter in sight. We need chicken egg drop soup.
Egg Drop Soup is a common dish you can find just about any Chinese restaurant. It’s an extremely flavorful soup filled silky ribbons of egg floating in a flavorful chicken broth that comes together in minutes!
Chicken egg drop soup for the win.
2019 is going to go down as the year that I fell (back?) in love with chicken noodle soup.
For years, I’ve told you how Eddie doesn’t really consider soup a meal. There are a few exceptions, like chili… or chicken chili… and actually, chicken noodle soup. But only occasionally with the chicken noodle soup.
I have to make a really delicious homemade version (in this one I roast the chicken first!) that is hearty and filled with satisfying ingredients in order for it to really count, you know?
Anyhoo, over the holiday break and even into the start of last week, we were all fighting off some sickness. The kids both had ear infections and pneumonia. Eddie had a pretty horrific sinus infection. Thanks to my copious consumption of apple cider vinegar, I was convinced that I missed it!
Alas, I got hit with it as everyone else was getting better. But I threw together some comfort food since what got me was pretty mild.
Food that would make us feel SO much better. Major comfort food.
When the sickness first started, I made a big batch of chicken noodle soup. I’ve made it for years and I love to use a whole chicken as the base for the stock. We had a few whole chickens in our freezer because we’ve been getting Butcher Box for the last six months (and love it!) – and I hadn’t had a moment to roast a whole chicken! So soup it was. Stock! Bone broth? I love this article that tells you about the difference.
My first go at it was for the kids. We forgot just HOW much we loved it – being that it had been quite a while since I made a batch.
And it is SO good.
I was shocked at how much Eddie loved it. Like, LOVED IT. I thought for sure he would want something else on the side but he had a few bowls of the soup and was thrilled. AMAZING. How was this even possible?
With the leftovers, I wanted to do something to add a little more satiety once we (read: he) got our appetites back. So I swirled in some beaten egg for a version of egg drop soup and
Where has this been all my life? Why hadn’t I done this before?
It made the soup so hearty, but it a light way. So filling! Super good. Comforting to the max.
Right? That makes zero sense, per usual, but it’s exactly what I mean. By swirling in the eggs, they give a light addition to the soup that up the satisfaction factor like WHOA.
If you’ve never tasted or made traditional egg drop soup, it’s also a great comfort food. A big favorite of mine.
And now this? Chicken egg drop soup? Chicken noodle egg drop soup?
I’m not sure I can make chicken soup any other way.
BETTER THAN TAKEOUT – Easy Egg Drop Soup in Two Ways
FAQ
What happens when you add an egg to soup?
How do you add egg to soup without curdling?
Can you just crack an egg into soup?
Can you put raw egg in hot soup?
Can you add eggs to soup?
Poached Eggs One of the easiest ways to add eggs to soup is by poaching them. While traditionally used in dishes like egg drop soup or chicken noodle soup, poached eggs can be added to any soup of your choice. Simply bring your soup to a simmer, create a gentle whirlpool by stirring the soup, and carefully crack in the eggs.
What is the best way to cook eggs?
The best way to prepare eggs are shorter and lower-heat cooking methods, as they cause less cholesterol oxidation and help retain most of the egg’s nutrients. For this reason, poached and boiled (either hard or soft) eggs may be the healthiest to eat. Also, these cooking methods, don’t add any unnecessary calories, like oil.
Can I use a raw egg in a soup?
The “stringy, small bits” are the eggs. Again, can be used in any recipe with any pasta. Update: Adding a raw egg into the HOT soup will cook the egg in the soup (this is another method I researched. Not the answer you’re looking for?
How do you make egg soup?
Stir the eggs into the soup while slowly pouring the egg mixture and stirring the soup with a spoon – this will create “ribbons” of eggs. Finally, turn off the heat, add most of the dark green parts of the onions (save the rest to garnish each bowl) and a little toasted sesame oil. All done! Wasn’t that easy?