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Kakitamajiru (Egg Drop Soup)
Serves 2 · About 10 min
A soy sauce soup thickened a little, with fluffy beaten egg floating in it.
① Prep→② Make the soup→③ Thicken→④ Pour in the egg
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How to make it
1
Prep
- Crack the egg into a small bowl and mix well with chopsticks, cutting through the egg white
- Cut the green onions 3 mm wide (thin rounds)
- In another small bowl, put 1 tsp potato starch and 2 tsp water and mix (starch slurry)
How to tell it's doneNo lumps of egg white can be seen.
2
Make the soup
- Put 400 ml water and 1 tsp dashi granules in a pot and put over medium heat
- When it boils, add 1 tsp soy sauce and 1/4 tsp salt
- Taste it. If the flavor is weak, add a pinch of salt
How to tell it's doneIt is bubbling, and it tastes good when you taste it.
3
Thicken
- Turn to low heat for now
- The starch slurry settles to the bottom, so stir it again, then pour it into the pot a little at a time
- Stir right away with a ladle, turn to medium heat, and let it boil 30 seconds–1 minute
How to tell it's doneThe soup is a little thick and clear.
4
Pour in the egg
- Where it is bubbling, pour in the beaten egg in a thin stream around the pot
- Wait 10 seconds without touching
- When the egg floats up and gets fluffy, stir widely 1–2 times with a ladle and turn off the heat
- Serve in bowls and top with green onions
ReadyThe egg has set yellow and fluffy, with no clear, runny raw parts left.
Be carefulIf you add the egg when the soup is not boiling, the soup gets cloudy and the egg breaks into bits.
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If it didn't work out
The egg broke into tiny bits and the soup got cloudyThe soup was not fully boiling in step 4, or you stirred right after adding. Next time, add it where it is boiling and wait 10 seconds.
It doesn't thickenIn step 3, you added the slurry with the starch still settled at the bottom, or did not let it boil. Make the starch slurry again, add it, and boil 30 seconds.
Lumps formed in the thickened soupYou did not stir right after adding it in step 3. Next time, turn to low heat before adding, and stir right away.
The flavor is weakThere was not enough salt. Add a pinch at a time, tasting each time.
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