DISH RESEARCH · Soup
egg drop soup
Also known as: Soup, egg drop
Chung Sun Lau’s egg drop soup comes from his family’s Chinese restaurant repertoire.
About egg drop soup
Chung Sun Lau’s egg drop soup comes from his family’s Chinese restaurant repertoire. Delicate egg ribbons share a lightly thickened broth with shrimp, soft tofu and finely chopped carrot.
Chicken broth and white pepper give the soup its savoury base, with a little sugar rounding the seasoning. The eggs and tofu add richness without obscuring the soup’s gently flowing texture.
Carrot supplies small touches of colour among the egg strands. Mushrooms and scallions are optional additions, and the source suggests beef and broccoli as one possible accompaniment.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Crustaceans, Soy, Egg.
Optional additions: Sesame, Molluscs.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in egg drop soup
Chung Sun Lau’s restaurant egg drop soup.
- ShrimpProtein · Egg drop soup
- White pepperSeasoning · Egg drop soup
- CornstarchBinder · Egg drop soup
- CarrotBase · Egg drop soup
- Soft tofuProtein · Egg drop soup
- EggsProtein · Egg drop soup
- WaterLiquid · Egg drop soup
- Canned chicken brothLiquid · Egg drop soup
- SaltSeasoning · Egg drop soup
- OilCooking medium · Egg drop soupIngredient page not linked
- SugarSeasoning · Egg drop soup
- Potato starchBinder · Egg drop soup
- MushroomsBase · Egg drop soup · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- ScallionsTopping · Egg drop soup · Optional
- BeefProtein · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- BroccoliBase · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- CarrotBase · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- GingerAromatic · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- ScallionsAromatic · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- GarlicAromatic · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- Cooking oilCooking medium · Optional beef and broccoli · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- SaltSeasoning · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- Sesame oilFinish · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- Baking sodaSeasoning · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- Oyster sauceSeasoning · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- Light soy sauceSeasoning · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- WaterLiquid · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- CornstarchBinder · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- White pepperSeasoning · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- SugarSeasoning · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
- Cooking wineLiquid · Optional beef and broccoli · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Dark soy sauce (Kikkoman Tamari)Seasoning · Optional beef and broccoli · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Shrimp: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Current89/164–175 required chosen shrimp rendition; alternative protein unspecified and unselected.
- White pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Current95/129 shrimp marinade and soup, same ingredient.
- Cornstarch: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Current98 shrimp marinade, distinct potato-starch soup thickener.
- Carrot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Current102/188/283 chopped carrot including final garnish.
- Soft tofu: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed. Current105 ordinary soy tofu confirms Soy.
- Eggs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Current108.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Current111/120/142 egg dilution, soup, slurry plus literal shrimp wash165 consolidated.
- Canned chicken broth: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Current114 canned broth branch over bouillon-powder replacement148; broader chicken-stock candidate, complete product formula unknown.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Current126.
- Oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Current132 generic oil, no species inferred.
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Current135.
- Potato starch: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Current139 selected soup thickener, not cornstarch replacement.
- Mushrooms (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Current297 individually offered optional addition; exact species unprovided.
- Scallions (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Current297 individually offered optional topping.
- Beef (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own127 required inner recipe; no cut forced.
- Broccoli (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own133 required, not gai lan substitute imported from history.
- Carrot (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own135 required.
- Ginger (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own138 required.
- Scallions (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own141 required.
- Garlic (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own144 required.
- Cooking oil (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own147/196/381/396–409 required marinade/blanch/stirfry medium;456 extra finish optional, exact species unknown.
- Salt (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own150/blanch381; source475 also offers omission of salt/sugar. Inner optionality acknowledged, not safety advice.
- Sesame oil (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Sesame source-confirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own153/450 required inner finish; confirms Sesame.
- Baking soda (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own160 chemical tenderizing branch selected over physical-mallet alternative162.
- Oyster sauce (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Molluscs source-confirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own166/200 named conventional oyster sauce confirms Molluscs; full Kikkoman market product formula unprovided.
- Light soy sauce (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own172/206 ordinary soy sauce confirms Soy, full exact product cereal formula unknown.
- Water (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own178/218 marinade/sauce and actual248/381 wash/blanch plus445 conditional extra sauce water.
- Cornstarch (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own181/230 marinade and sauce.
- White pepper (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own184/233.
- Sugar (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own187/227, optional omission actually offered475; parent accompaniment optional.
- Cooking wine (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own190/221 generic cooking wine Kikkoman label, exact product/grain/formula unknown.
- Dark soy sauce (Kikkoman Tamari) (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed. Suggested optional accompaniment parent from main301–307. Own212 calls dark soy sauce with literal Kikkoman Tamari214; broader tamari mapping, full market formula unresolved. Soy positive.
Origins & food traditions
China association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- China
Cuisines & regions
- Chinese Cuisine
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.