Cabbage Egg Drop Soup
Total Time
20 mins
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Rating
4.9 out of 5 stars
(23)
Ingredients
6-8 servings
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small white onion, peeled and diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 cups vegetable stock (or chicken stock)
- 1 small head of Napa cabbage, roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 3 eggs, whisked
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
- optional topping: thinly sliced green onions
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Preparation
Step 1
Sauté onion and garlic. Heat oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add garlic and sauté for 1-2 more minutes, stirring occasionally, until fragrant.
Step 2
Add the cabbage and broth ingredients. Add in the stock, chopped cabbage, ground ginger, white pepper and stir to combine. Continue cooking until the mixture reaches a simmer.
Step 3
Simmer. Reduce heat to medium, in order to maintain the simmer. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, until the cabbage has completely softened.
Step 4
Make the egg ribbons. Remove the lid. Then, while the soup is still simmering, use one hand to continuously stir the soup round and round, creating a “whirlpool”-type motion, while you use your other hand to slowly drizzle in the whisked eggs. The eggs will cook instantly in the hot broth, creating pretty egg ribbons.
Step 5
Season. Stir in the sesame oil until completely combined. Then give the soup a taste and season with salt, as needed, plus any extra sesame oil, white pepper or ginger that you think it might need.
Step 6
Serve. Serve warm, garnished with green onions if desired.
Step 7
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Chef's notes
Add bok choy:
Our favorite restaurant also occasionally used to add in some chopped baby bok choy, which I love to do as well and highly recommend if you have some on hand.
Add meat:
This soup would also be delicious with some ground pork or chicken added in, if you would like to add some extra protein.
Make it spicy:
If you would like to give this soup more of a kick, you can definitely increase the amount of white pepper. Or feel free to also stir in some chili garlic sauce or sriracha to add some extra chili flavor.
