One-Egg Egg Drop Soup

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons tapioca flour
• 0.25 cups cold water
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 0.13 teaspoons ground ginger
• 0.13 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onion
• 0.25 teaspoons Asian , toasted
• 1 pinch white pepper , Optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Beat the egg and salt together in a bowl until well mixed. In a separate bowl, combine the tapioca flour with the cold water and stir to dissolve.

2. 2

   Bring the chicken broth, ginger, and garlic to a full rolling boil, remove from the heat, and stir in the dissolved tapioca starch. Boil until the soup has thickened and is no longer cloudy, about 1 minute; remove from the heat. Pour the egg into the soup in a thin line, and gently stir the egg in a figure 8 shape, making sure not to overmix the egg too much. Sprinkle the soup with the chopped onions, sesame oil, and white pepper, and serve.