Egg Drop Soup

Please welcome guest author Garrett McCord of Vanilla Garlic as he shares his favorite Chinese egg drop soup. ~Elise

In college one of the dishes I relied on was my own version of egg drop soup. It was simple, tasty, comforting and (most importantly) budget friendly. As I started to compose it more and more I began to notice that friends started to drop by for dinner with increasing frequency. that was fine as all I had to do was add a bit more chicken stock and soy sauce and toss

in another beaten egg. I could feed my guests cheaply and enjoy their company.

For years I ate what I thought had been faux egg drop soup cobbled together by a hungry student, however it was only recently I discovered that my recipe was actually quite accurate. With the addition of some cornstarch and the use of white pepper the soup is dead ringer for the one at your favorite Chinese-American restaurant.

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