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



Missing a light soup on a cold winter's day?  Or do you want something refreshing on a summer's afternoon?  Try this microwaved approximation of a Chinese family classic.

[Recipe]

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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.
No Comments Tagged as: , , , | Modified: March 29, 2010 at 10:53 pm | Steven Cheng