Cooking with Steven Chinese cooking for college students

Dining Hall Specials: Spinach Egg Drop Soup (season 1, episode 4)

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Ingredients

One egg
Some tomato
Spinach
Onion and mushroom (optional, only to add a little flavor)
Salt

Cost: None, if you are on a meal plan at school.  If not, it should be <$1.50.

Instructions

1. Put as much spinach as you can in the bowl, add hot water and sliced tomatoes (about 3-4 thumbed-sized pieces for a small bowl). Add mushroom 2 heads, and onion, 3 or 4 slivers if you have them.
2. Microwave covered on high for about 2 minutes. (Tip is to sandwich your bowl with 2 plates, so you can take the hot soup out from the microwave easily.)
3. During this time, whip your egg.
4. Uncover the bowl after 2 minutes, add whipped egg to bowl of soup, cover, and microwave for another 30 seconds.
5. Salt to taste. Pepper optional.