Lee Yeon-bok's Super Simple Chinese-style Egg Soup

A soft, fluffy Chinese-restaurant-style egg soup made in just one minute with seasoned salt and one egg.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those who want a light, clean soup to cut the grease when paired with fried rice, omurice, or jajangbap.
  • Those who want to make a warm, comforting soup in just one minute with minimal ingredients on a busy morning.

Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings

  • 1 egg
  • 300ml water
  • 1/5 tsp seasoned salt
  • a little green onion

Recipe 🍳

  1. Pour 300ml of water into a pot and bring it to a rolling boil over high heat.
  2. When the water is boiling vigorously, add 1/5 tsp of seasoned salt to season the broth and give it a clean flavor.
  3. Beat 1 egg in a bowl in advance, then gently drizzle it into the boiling broth in a circular motion.
  4. When the egg floats up in fluffy clouds, immediately turn off the heat, pour into a bowl, and garnish with chopped green onions.
  1. Put 300ml water in a pot and bring to a boil.
  2. When boiling, season the broth with seasoned salt.
  3. Pour in the beaten egg in a circular motion and cook gently.
  4. Transfer to a bowl and top with green onion as garnish.

Cooking tips 💡

  • The key to a clean Chinese-style egg soup is not stirring after adding the egg; let it puff up naturally by itself. Stirring immediately will make the soup cloudy and messy.

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