Egg Drop Soup with Fresh Spinach

A light and nourishing Asian-inspired soup featuring delicate egg ribbons, fresh spinach, and shiitake mushrooms in a savory chicken broth, garnished with sesame oil and served with brown rice crackers.

2 servings
7 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 3 ounces baby spinach, thinly sliced
  • 3 whole scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
  • 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, wiped clean, and thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 whole egg whites, lightly beaten
  • ½ teaspoon Asian sesame oil
  • 8 whole brown rice crackers

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    In a medium saucepan over high heat, bring the chicken broth and 2 cups water to a simmer. Add the spinach, scallions, mushrooms, and soy sauce; cook for 1 minute, stirring.

    5 min

  2. 2.

    Very slowly pour the egg whites into the pot; immediately turn off the heat. Use a fork to stir the egg whites in a clockwise direction to make thin ribbons in the broth. Ladle into 2 bowls and garnish each with a drop of sesame oil. Serve with the crackers.

    2 min

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