Three Levels of Egg Drop Soup: The Cornstarch Ratio, Egg-Splitting Trick, and Color Secrets Takeout Places Use
Jason Farmer breaks down Chinese takeout egg drop soup into three versions: a quick 10-minute bouillon-based soup, an aromatic-infused elevated version, and a fully from-scratch gourmet approach using homemade Chinese chicken stock. The video reveals pro techniques like cornstarch slurry ratios, the egg yolk/white separation trick for texture, and how turmeric or food dye creates that classic neon-yellow color.
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by Jason Farmer
#homemade stock #soup #egg technique #egg drop soup #budget friendly #quick meals #from scratch #Chinese cuisine #aromatic broth #Chinese takeout #cornstarch slurry #wonton strips #vegan option #copycat recipe #vegetarian option
🧾 Ingredients
- 1chicken bouillon (Lee Kum Kee or Knorr)
- 2water
- 3eggs
- 4cornstarch
- 5kosher salt
- 6white pepper
- 7MSG
- 8sugar
- 9toasted sesame oil
- 10turmeric
- 11yellow food coloring
- 12green onions
- 13ginger
- 14Chinese black vinegar
- 15wonton or egg roll wrappers
- 16oil (for frying)
- 17chicken carcasses (for scratch stock)
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