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Plant Based Egg Drop Soup
🇨🇳 Chinese Vegetarian

Plant Based Egg Drop Soup

🇨🇳 Chinese

A light, silky broth with ribbons of egg, ginger and white pepper. This plant based version swaps in chickpea flour, vegetable stock. Ready in about 17 minutes.

Prep 5 min Cook 12 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

  • Ginger3 thin slices
  • Vegetable Stock4 cups
  • Spring Onions2, sliced
  • Soy Sauce1 tsp
  • White Pepper1/4 tsp
  • Cornstarch1 tbsp
  • Chickpea Flour3 tbsp mixed with water per egg (egg replacer)

Optional extras

  • Sesame Oil1/2 tsp

Instructions

  1. 1

    For this plant based version, use vegetable stock for chicken broth, chickpea flour for eggs wherever the steps mention them.

  2. 2

    Simmer broth with ginger for 5 minutes, then remove ginger and add soy sauce and white pepper.

  3. 3

    Stir in cornstarch mixed with water until slightly thickened.

  4. 4

    Stir the soup in one direction and slowly pour in the eggs to form ribbons.

  5. 5

    Finish with sesame oil and spring onions.

Chef's tip

Pour the egg in a thin stream while stirring gently for fine ribbons.

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