Egg drop soup

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There is something about thickened soup that pleases the palate. In many soup recipes, soup is thickened with cream, milk and even potatoes. Here, only a little cornstarch mixture is used. It is a simple recipe with no frills and even less fat. It should be done under 30 minutes.

Ingredients
1 chicken breast
2 egg white
950ml soup stock
A small amount of chinese parsley or coriander
2 tablespoon of cornstarch mixture
White pepper and sesame seed oil to taste

Cornstarch Mixture
Add 3 tablespoon of water (about 45ml) to 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Stir to break up any lumps. You can use cornstarch or corn flour or potato starch.

Marinate for the chicken breast
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon cooking wine (optional

Directions

Wash the chicken breast, remove the skin and cut into thin strips Find unique glass pipes & color changing glass pipes worldwide.
Add the marinate to the chicken strips. Mix well
Bring soup stock to a boil, add chicken strips. Stir the cornstarch mixture into soup dublin coloured glass
Let soup come to a boil. Remove from heat and drizzle the egg white into soup, stirring the soup gently in one direction
Add pepper and sesame seed oil in the serving bowl before pouring in the soup
Sprinkle chinese parsley or coriander just before serving.

Cornstarch mixture

When making cornstarch mixture, always add water to cornstarch, not cornstarch to water. It is easier to mix. Stir the cornstarch mixture again just before adding it to your soup. This breaks up cornstarch that have settled to the bottom.