Tomato Egg Drop Soup – A Healthy 10 Minute Soup

Tomato and eggs just go together well and this tomato egg drop soup is a good example but if you’re a purist, then check out our easy egg drop soup recipe. Before that, read on for some amusing thoughts and a simple yet delicious tomato egg drop soup!

So the other day, I saw this movie called About Time, and besides the fact that I love Bill Nighy in pretty much everything he’s done, or that Ron Weasley’s cinematic older brother Bill Weasley is adorable, or that Rachel McAdams has now found herself in the arena of the time travel romance genre for the third time (if you count the whole amnesia episode in The Vow as a form of time travel, which I seem to be doing…whilst publicly admitting to sitting through the entirety of The Vow), I unabashedly enjoyed this movie because it served as a reminder to cherish simplicity in life. My over-sentimental sappy side can strike without warning in ways both beguiling and painfully typical. Be gone, cynics!

As I was saying, sometimes the best things in life are the simplest–warm slippers, Sunday mornings, this Wonton Soup, these Pan-fried noodles, or eating peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon. And because I haven’t yet included enough pop culture references here, here’s another one:

“You can offer me a diamond-plated pearl, you can send me all the riches in the world, you can tempt me with the palaces of kings…but I’d give ’em back in a big ol’ sack and keep the simple thinngssss……”

……..If you didn’t grow up watching Nickelodeon in the 90s and have no idea who Mr. Hyunh is, or recognize this handsome devil, then never mind.

I’m weird.

ANYWAY…it doesn’t get much simpler than this tomato egg drop soup. It’s warm, tomatoey, egg droppy goodness with some scallion and cilantro for brightness. It’ll cure your cold, serve as a nice first course to your dinner, and/or bring all the boys to the yard.*

*Snuck that last one in there.

Here’s the tomato egg drop soup recipe:

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges or roughly chopped
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• Salt, to taste
• Pinch white pepper
• 2 eggs
• 1 scallion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

Heat the oil in a soup pot or wok over medium high heat. Add the tomatoes and fry for a minute.

Add the chicken stock, sesame oil, salt, and white pepper. Bring to a boil, and then lower the heat so that the soup is simmering.

Beat the eggs in a small bowl. Use a ladle to slowly swirl the soup in a whirlpool motion. Keep swirling as you pour a thin stream of egg into the middle of the whirlpool. This is how you get the egg drop effect.

Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with chopped scallion and cilantro. Did we say that this tomato egg drop soup is super healthy with no added starch like most other Chinese takeout soups?

Serve this healthy tomato egg drop soup hot!

Enjoy it, guys. Name that TV show! Name that song! Tell us how you like this easy tomato egg drop soup recipe!

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Tomato Egg Drop Soup - A Healthy 10 Minute Soup

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

5 mins

Total time

10 mins

 

This easy to make and simple tomato egg drop soup is a great addition to any meal and has an extra dimension with added fresh tomato

Author: Sarah

Recipe type: Soups and Stocks

Cuisine: Chinese

Serves: Serves 4

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 4 cups chicken stock
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• Salt, to taste
• Pinch white pepper
• 2 eggs
• 1 scallion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a soup pot or wok over medium high heat. Add the tomatoes and fry for a minute. Add the chicken stock, sesame oil, salt, and white pepper. Bring to a boil, and then lower the heat so that the soup is simmering.
2. Beat the eggs in a small bowl. Use a ladle to slowly swirl the soup in a whirlpool motion. Keep swirling as you pour a thin stream of egg into the middle of the whirlpool. This is how you get the egg drop effect.
3. Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with chopped scallion and cilantro. Serve!

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