Healthy cooking doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact? Often the simpler it is, the better it tastes. In Good for You, Test Kitchen editor Rebecca Firkser shares nourishing, craveable recipes that you can pull off in 10 ingredients or fewer.
This simple, speedy soup starts with prepared bone broth. The earthy base is far richer in flavor and nutrients than plain ol’ stock or broth, making it ideal for building a meal with minimal ingredients. Similar to preparing Chinese egg drop soup or Italian stracciatella, you’ll drizzle beaten eggs (enhanced with grated garlic and ginger, plus a splash of soy sauce) into the simmering broth. Unlike the wispy egg ribbons you’ve seen in other soups of this style, you slowly pour the mixture in concentrated areas around the pot, then stir it around. The eggs set in large, but still spoonable, clusters that won’t overcook. Eaten with garlic-rubbed toast for dunking, it’s a soup to get excited about any time of day.
Containers of bone broth come in an array of sizes (typically less than 4 cups), but you shouldn’t feel pressured to buy an extra container to use just a bit. Instead, stick to a range of 4–4½ cups broth for the ideal final yield of soup.
Recipe information
Total Time
10 minutes
Yield
2 servings
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Bring 4–4½ cups chicken or beef bone broth and 1 tsp. low-sodium soy sauce to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
Step 2
Meanwhile, finely grate 2 garlic cloves into a medium bowl. Add 4 large eggs, one 1" piece ginger, peeled, finely grated, and remaining 1½ tsp. low-sodium soy sauce and whisk until very well combined.
Step 3
Toast 2–4 slices bread of choice (such as country-style sourdough or multigrain). Rub remaining 1 garlic clove over both sides of each piece of toast.
Step 4
Reduce heat under broth to medium and stir in 5 oz. baby kale or baby spinach. Gradually drizzle ¼ cup egg mixture into broth, concentrating in a single area; repeat with remaining egg mixture in ¼-cupfuls in different areas. Remove from heat and gently swirl soup around with a ladle so egg mixture sets in clusters, about 1 minute.
Step 5
Ladle soup into bowls and drizzle with chili crisp if using. Serve with garlic toasts and lemon wedges for squeezing over if desired.
