Chinese
Egg Drop Soup with Tofu
Egg Drop Soup with Tofu is Chinese home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre and the soup. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 8 cups vegetable broth
- 4 large eggs
- 14 oz soft tofu
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 3/4 cup frozen peas
- 3 scallions
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
How to cook it
- Bring the broth to a simmer with the ginger, soy sauce, and white pepper.
- Stir the cornstarch with 3 tbsp cold water and whisk it in until the soup thickens slightly, about 2 minutes.
- Add the diced tofu and peas and warm through, about 2 minutes.
- Beat the eggs, then slowly drizzle them into the gently swirling soup so they form silky ribbons.
- Turn off the heat and stir in the sesame oil.
- Ladle into bowls and top with scallions.
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Egg Drop Soup with Tofu carries gluten, eggs, soy, and sesame. It is free of the remaining 6 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Turkey Lettuce Wraps |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Beef and Broccoli |
| Soy | Yes | Nothing comparable without it yet |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | Yes | Mapo Tofu |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Light
- Protein
- Medium
- Protein quality
- Complete
- Food groups it covers
- Pulses, Vegetables, and Egg
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Egg Drop Soup with Tofu takes about 20 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on egg, tofu, and scallion.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from the United States.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
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