Egg drop soup has been a favorite of mine since I can remember. One of my fondest childhood memories is of eating Sunday dinners at the local Chinese Restaurant and dipping fried wonton strips into my egg drop soup.
Is Eggdrop Soup Keto-Friendly?
If you’re on a ketogenic diet, you might be wondering if egg drop soup keto-friendly? Well, the keto egg drop soup recipe I’m going to show you here certainly is (check out the macros) but you might be disappointed to learn that restaurant egg drop soup generally isn’t keto-friendly. Are there carbs in eggdrop soup? Yes. Why? Cornstarch. Lots and lots of cornstarch. It’s even in the name. STARCH. It’s practically screaming carbohydrates at you like a curse word. There are carbs in eggdrop soup from restaurants from the cornstarch used as a thickening agent. So what to do in you’re keto and still want to enjoy egg drop soup?
Well, you have two options:
- Enjoy the same great flavor of the restaurant egg drop soup that you know and love but sacrifice the thick texture for a more brothy version
- Thicken your keto egg drop soup with a little bit of xanthan gum instead of cornstarch to enjoy the same texture without the carbs in eggdrop soup.
I love the texture of egg drop soup so I went with the second option. It would make your soup quite as thick and viscous as what you get at the local Chinese restaurant, but it will keep it from being so brothy and “miso-like.” I love a good, brothy soup but when it comes to egg drop soup, I want that familiar texture!
Keto Egg Drop Soup Recipe
- Combine chicken broth, ginger powder, half of the green onions in a large saucepan
- Bring to a boil over medium-high heat then reduce heat to simmer
- Add xanthan gum if desired (a little goes a long way! Start with ¼ teaspoon)
- Drizzle eggs slowly into the broth mixture while gently stirring clockwise – you can be a rebel if you like and stir counter-clockwise, just make sure you’re stirring in one direction the whole time.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle with remaining green onion
Keto Egg Drop Soup
Ingredients
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 green onions
- ½ teaspoon ginger powder
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- salt and pepper to taste
- ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum optional
Instructions
- Combine chicken broth, ginger powder, half of the green onions in a large saucepan
- Bring to a boil over medium-high heat then reduce heat to simmer
- Add xanthan gum if desired
- Drizzle eggs slowly into the broth mixture while gently stirring clockwise
- Add salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle with remaining green onion
Notes
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Judie says
This egg drop was delicious! I could have used a little more xanthum gum but it’s definitely a keeper!