Hello to all you smart, sassy, #silverbloggers from around the globe.
When I woke up this morning, I was hungry. I laid in bed thinking what I could make that was different from my usual breakfast of fruit and cereal or toast and eggs, I do love eggs, then I thought it's cold outside and I do love hot soup on a cold day. Why not combine those two.
Can you guess what I made?
This was my first try at this Chinese food favorite of mine. I have ordered it for take-out many times, I love the stuff, but I have never tried to make my own.
I combed through some different internet recipes, boy oh boyo, there were tons of different combos out there to choose from but I am not one to follow exact recipes so I picked spices and methods that I thought I would enjoy.
I had in mind the health benefits of what spices I could use to enhance not only the flavor but also the nutritional value.
Turmeric and ginger made the list, as they help digestion and inflammation, garlic as usual, was thrown into the pot. Not only do I love the taste of garlic, but it's also great for your heart and cholesterol levels.
Most egg drop soups don't include carrots, corn or green onion, the onion maybe as garnish, but I tossed them into a little avocado oil and sautéed them to soften them before adding them to the broth.
I used low sodium chicken broth as the base, I added in all the veggies.
Next, I added a cornstarch slurry to thicken the broth.
Now the challenge, dropping in the egg batter. You have to go slow, allowing the egg to stream into the soup as you continue to swirl the soup in one direction, this allows the egg to form ribbons in the soup. A dash of soy sauce and the soup is ready to serve.
To add a little more fun and nutrition, I made sourdough avocado toast.
YUM!!!
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They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, well, let me tell you folks, it sure was my "HAPPY MEAL"
I hope I made all you silver haired, sunny, super, special people hungry and inspired you to try new foods. You are what you eat.
Sending Hugs!
Love,
Jackie O
Ohhh so yummy! I like to try this at home! Thanks for sharing
Hello there, thanks for your nice comment.
The soup was amazing. If you try it, don't forget the ginger; it adds flavor.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
Thank you for the reminder! Have a great day ahead!
Keep on cooking and I'll keep on chowing down!
Thanks, that was delicious.
Robin is a genius, I'd never have thought to serve breakfast eggs like that, perfect for a winter breakfast!
I have known this for years, you are a lucky guy to have a whiz in the kitchen. There's only one serving left, DO NOT EAT!
I'm so happy to see you, and I see Bob also popped in to tell us how good it was!
Now that's something totally different @farm-mom, perfect for winter AND you still get your breakfast eggs, brilliant dear Robin! We've missed you guys, @joanstewart and I were chatting the other day, wondering when you'll be back🥰
Good day to you @lizelle. I was happy with the soup and Bob had to be stopped before I didn't get mt share, my man loves my cooking.
Nice to hear from you Lizzie, hope you are well and thriving. We think of you often and pray you continue your optimistic view of life.
Have a wonderful day, I am going to try my best to post more but also to keep in touch with my gal pals.
The egg soup looks amazing 😍😍😍 I never see this recipe before I must try it 🤩
Hi there, yep, the soul hit the spot, great on a cold winter day.
I made avocado and scrambled egg toast yesterday in the first time for fluffing ages.
It looks splendidly delicious and tasty, fun fact I have heard people call egg drop soup as egg flower soup.
It is great to see you back posting :)
Good day to you. I am addicted to avocados lately, I love'em.
Yes I did read that it was called egg flower soup, I just call it de-lish!
Enjoy
That was indeed a happy healthy meal !BBH
Hello and Good Morning. It really was a wonderful soup.
Have a great day.
Ohhh that's so yummy! I'm gonna try this at home
Hello! Yes, give it a try it was wonderful.