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Egg Drop Noodle Soup with Pak Choi
A brothy noodle soup with ribbons of egg stirred through at the end.
- Total
- 15 min
- Hands on
- 12 min
- Serves
- 2
- Method
- hob
- Cuisine
- Chinese
Per serving · estimated
- Energy
- 430 kcal
- Protein
- 20 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 56 g

Method
Step 1 of 9
Crumble the stock cubes into a large pan with the water and bring to the boil.
Vegetable stock cube
Water

Step 2 of 9
Slice the ginger into coins and the spring onions into thin rounds.
Fresh ginger
Spring onions

Step 3 of 9
Add the ginger and soy sauce to the broth and simmer for 3 minutes.
Fresh ginger
Soy sauce

What ‘ready’ looks like Step 4 of 9
Stir the cornflour to a smooth slurry with a little cold water, then whisk it into the broth.
Cornflour
Water

Step 5 of 9
Add the noodles and cook until just tender.
Dried egg noodles

Step 6 of 9
Halve the pak choi lengthways and drop it into the pan for the last 2 minutes.
Pak choi
Step 7 of 9
Beat the eggs in a bowl until smooth.
Eggs

Step 8 of 9
Turn the heat low, pour the egg in a thin stream while stirring, and cook until the ribbons are set at 71 °C.
Eggs

Step 9 of 9
Ladle into bowls and finish with sesame oil, spring onions and white pepper.
Sesame oil
Spring onions
Ground white pepper
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