Home › Recipes › Keto egg drop soup with chicken bone broth and gingerKeto egg drop soup with chicken bone broth and ginger Keto egg drop soup made with chicken bone broth, ginger, mushrooms and spinach, with beaten eggs poured in. Gluten-free with tamari – a warming lunch in 20 minutes.
At a glance Serves 2 Prep time: 10 min Cooking time: 12 min Total time: 22 min Calories: 334 kcal per serving Protein: 30 g Fat: 20 g Carbs: 7 g Ingredients 20g ginger 1 garlic clove 100g mushrooms 800ml chicken bone broth 1 tbsp tamari 100g baby spinach 4 eggs 2 spring onions 2 tsp sesame oil Method You’ll need: saucepan · chopping board · knife · wooden spoon · ladle
Peel the ginger and cut it into thin strips. Chop the garlic and slice the mushrooms. Bring the chicken bone broth to the boil with the ginger, garlic and tamari and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in the spinach until it wilts. Beat the eggs. Stir the broth once in a circle and pour in the eggs in a thin stream. Leave the soup to stand for 30 seconds without stirring until the egg ribbons have set. Take the pan off the heat. Slice the spring onions into rings, divide the soup between two bowls and drizzle with sesame oil. Good to know In China, egg drop soup is an everyday dish, and it's ready in 20 minutes. The eggs set in the hot broth into fine ribbons, and ginger adds heat.
Swaps Mushrooms → shiitake (more savoury). Spinach → pak choi. Tamari → soy sauce (then not gluten-free, as it contains wheat). Sesame oil → olive oil with chilli flakes.
Cooking tips Pour the eggs in slowly through the prongs of a fork – that makes the ribbons finer.
Storage The broth without the eggs keeps for 4 days in the fridge; only pour in the eggs when you reheat it.
Allergens Contains egg, soya and sesame; gluten-free with tamari, no milk or nuts. In pregnancy, fine as long as the eggs are fully set.
Frequently asked questions How long does egg drop soup keep in the fridge? The broth without the eggs keeps for 4 days in the fridge; only pour in the eggs when you reheat it.
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