Egg Drop Soup

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Ingredients

4 cups	chicken broth
2 tablespoons	cornstarch
2 tablespoons	water
2	eggs
1 teaspoon	soy sauce
1 teaspoon	sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon	white pepper
—	salt to taste
2	green onions, chopped

Instructions

1. 1 In a medium saucepan, bring the chicken broth to a gentle boil over medium heat.
2. 2 In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with the water to create a slurry.
3. 3 Gradually stir the cornstarch slurry into the boiling broth to thicken it slightly.
4. 4 Beat the eggs in a separate bowl until well combined.
5. 5 Reduce the heat to low and slowly drizzle the beaten eggs into the broth while stirring gently with a fork or chopsticks to create thin ribbons.
6. 6 Add soy sauce, sesame oil, white pepper, and salt to taste, stirring to combine.
7. 7 Remove the soup from heat and garnish with chopped green onions before serving.