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Chinese · PANTRYHOP RECIPE

Egg Drop Soup with Spinach

15 minutes · 4 servings · omnivore

A common restaurant-style soup adapted with spinach for extra vegetables.

Ingredients

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  • 5 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
  • 2 cups spinach
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp sesame oil

Let’s make it

  1. Bring the broth to a simmer with salt and white pepper.
  2. Stir cornstarch with water, add to the pot, and simmer 1 minute until lightly thickened.
  3. Add spinach and cook 30 seconds to wilt.
  4. Slowly drizzle in the beaten eggs while stirring in one direction to form ribbons.
  5. Finish with sesame oil and serve hot.

Stir the soup gently and serve when warm, not piping hot.

Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.

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