Sweet Corn Egg Drop Soup Recipe

Sweet corn soup is one of the most popular soup recipe ever, when it has silky ribbons of egg dispersed throughout makes it so delicious. This Sweet corn egg drop soup is made with vegetables, broth, cream style sweet corn and egg making it comforting yet filling soup.

Sweet Corn Egg Drop Soup Recipe

I can never have enough of sweet corn soup. Sweet corn soup, hot & sour soup are my favorite soups in the entire world. This version is the most tasty yet simple soup, It is an egg drop sweet corn soup.

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About Sweet Corn Egg Drop Soup

Sweet corn egg drop soup is a variation of traditional Chinese egg drop soup, known in Mandarin as dàn huā tāng (蛋花汤), which literally means "egg flower soup."

This soup is popular home style recipe which is a part of Chinese home cooking because it is affordable, quick to prepare, nourishing and filling.

What makes the soup special is the classic egg flower technique. Bring broth to a full boil, reduce the flame to a gentle simmer. Slowly pouring beaten egg into the broth. Stir slowly in a circular motion.

The result is silky strands of egg ribbons hence the name egg flower soup.

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This soup is not only popular in China, but made in Chinese-American Restaurants known as egg drop soup. Variations of this soup is made in Indo Chinese restaurants too.

Egg drop soup is considered a "comfort food" in many Chinese households. Mainly served to someone who is feeling unwell because it is very gentle on the stomach and easy to digest. More over corn adds fiber and natural sugars, making the dish more filling and gives satisfaction.

Ingredients

• Sweet corn - For this recipe, it is best to use cream style sweet corn. It adds creamy texture to the soup without making it heavy.
• Vegetables - carrots, beans, cabbage, bell peppers is added for taste and texture.
• Flavours - add in chopped garlic, chillies, spring onions for taste. As far as seasonings, add salt, pepper, vinegar.
• Cornstarch - to thicken the soup, cornstarch mixed with water is added to the soup. Creates creamy soup.
• Broth - you can use chicken stock or veg stock.
• Egg - egg is whisked together and slowly poured into the soup to create silky ribbon like texture.

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Step by Step Pictures

1)You need a can of cream style sweet corn for this recipe.

2)Rinse the can, open and set aside.

Sauteing veggies

3)Heat butter in a soup pot or casserole. Instead of butter, you can use oil.

4)Add in all the chopped vegetables. I used garlic, carrots, green beans, green chillies.

5)Saute the vegetables for couple of minutes until it softens just a bit.

Making Soup

6)Add in the whole can of cream style sweet corn.

7)Pour in vegetable stock or chicken stock.

8)Taste the soup and adjust salt to your liking.

9)Bring the soup to a full boil and boil for 5 minutes.

Cornstarch Slurry

10)take some cornstarch in a bowl, add some cold water to it and mix well. So there is no lumps formed.

11)Pour the cornstarch slurry into the boiling soup. Mix well and cook until the soup starts to thicken.

12)Add a dash of vinegar or lemon juice to taste.

13)As you can see the soup has started to thicken.

Making Egg Drop

14)Take one egg in a bowl and whisk it lightly till the yolks and whites is mixed well.

15)Lower the heat to medium low. Pour the egg slowly into the soup so it creates ribbon.

16)Mix gently, and allow the egg to set.

17)Add chopped spring onion greens and mix well. Serve hot.

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