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Tomato Egg Drop Soup

🟢 Low Glycemic Index Asian Appetizer Side Soup
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Tomato Egg Drop Soup

Tomato egg drop soup is a traditional Chinese soup that works as a delicious low glycemic index appetizer or side. Traditionally this soup has a thickener such as cornstarch, but these thickeners have high glycemic index. You can add chicken or vegetable broth/bouillion to make it more flavourful, but I usually skip it as it can be tricky to find one without any added sugar or additives. I find that the combination of white pepper and sesame oil gives the soup enough flavour.

Tomato Egg Drop Soup

🍽️ Servings: 2 ⏳ Prep: 10 mins 🕒 Total: 10 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 L water [low]
  • 1 medium tomato [low]
  • 1 egg [low]
  • 1/4 tsp salt [low]
  • 1/8 tsp white pepper [low]
  • sesame oil [low]

Cookware

  • medium pot

Steps

  1. In a medium pot, start boiling water [low].

  2. Chop tomato [low] into small cubes (about 1-2 cm), and add to the water.

  3. Whisk egg [low] in a small bowl.

  4. Once water is boiling, turn off the heat and slowly pour the whisked egg mixture in a circular motion around the pot, distributing it evenly across the surface.

  5. Add salt [low], white pepper [low] and sesame oil [low] to taste.