PREP 3 MIN | COOK 10 MIN
You Do You
Alternatives
- Garnish with green onions, crunchy Chinese noodles, mini bean sprouts, fried wonton strips, cilantro, thinly sliced jalapeno, tofu, corn, mushrooms (cooked or fresh), shredded brussels sprouts
- Add shredded chicken - 1 cup of cooked and shredded chicken (rotisserie or pan fried)
- Use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock
- No stock? Use the same amount of water and 2-4 Tbs of chicken bouillon (stir and taste between each additional Tbsp, stop when it tastes the way you like it)
- For a thicker soup, mix an additional 1 Tbsp cornstarch and 2 Tbsp broth together in the same bowl as before and add to pot before you add the eggs - let boil for an additional 2 minutes
- Add more veggies - add during step 1 of the PREPARATIONS phase
- 1/4 cup of fresh or frozen corn kernels
- 1/4 cup of finely diced (or thinly sliced) carrots - boil until the carrots are soft, then move on to step 2 of the PREPARATIONS phase
- 3/4 cup sliced mushrooms (enoki or shiitake are best, but use any mushrooms you'd like!)
- 2 cups of spinach - in a separate pan cook down with 1 Tbsp of oil before adding into the soup
- Fresh Ginger - 1/2 tsp freshly grated
- Extra spices (start with 1 tsp and taste before adding more) - garlic powder, freshly ground black pepper, red pepper flakes, sugar (1/2 tsp), garlic salt (1/2 tsp), black garlic powder, extra ground ginger
- Gluten Free - use gluten free soy sauce
- No soy sauce? Here are some great alternatives!
- Tamari - gluten free
- Worcestershire Sauce - gluten free, soy free, and low sodium (DO NOT USE IF YOU HAVE A SHELLFISH/SEAFOOD ALERGY)
- Coconut Amino - gluten free and low sodium (sweeter in taste)
- Liquid Amino - gluten free, soy free, and low sodium (mild and sweeter in taste)
- Dried Mushrooms - low sodium, soy free, and gluten free - rehydrate dried shitake mushrooms in water and use the soaking water in place of soy sauce
- Fish Sauce - use 1/2 tsp and taste before adding more
- Add ramen style noodles before you add the eggs (add eggs in the last minute of the noodle cook time)
Goes great with:
- Egg rolls
- Spring rolls
- Cabbage rolls
- Pot stickers
- Crab Rangoon
- Chinese Dumplings
- Fried Rice
- Lo Mein
- Chow Mien