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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
Freshly cooked Egg Drop Noodle Soup with Pak Choi

Method

  1. Step 1 of 9

    Crumble the stock cubes into a large pan with the water and bring to the boil.

    • Vegetable stock cube
    • Water
    dissolve stock cube
  2. Step 2 of 9

    Slice the ginger into coins and the spring onions into thin rounds.

    • Fresh ginger
    • Spring onions
    slice ginger
  3. Step 3 of 9

    Add the ginger and soy sauce to the broth and simmer for 3 minutes.

    • Fresh ginger
    • Soy sauce
    3 min
    gentle simmer
    What ‘ready’ looks like
  4. Step 4 of 9

    Stir the cornflour to a smooth slurry with a little cold water, then whisk it into the broth.

    • Cornflour
    • Water
    slake cornflour
  5. Step 5 of 9

    Add the noodles and cook until just tender.

    • Dried egg noodles
    4 min
    stir pasta
  6. Step 6 of 9

    Halve the pak choi lengthways and drop it into the pan for the last 2 minutes.

    • Pak choi
    2 min
  7. Step 7 of 9

    Beat the eggs in a bowl until smooth.

    • Eggs
    beat egg
  8. 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
    71 °C / 160 °F1 minEggs and egg dishes (quiche, frittata) to 71 °C / 160 °F
    reduce to simmer
  9. 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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