Ingredients

  • 3 12 cups chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 egg, well beaten
  • 2 tablespoons sliced green onions, green only
  • kosher salt
  • fresh ground white pepper

Method

  • Heat the chicken stock in a saucepan over medium-low heat.
  • Measure cornstarch into a small bowl (a bowl or other container that will hold a cup and a half of liquid that you can stir without spilling) Put your small whisk in the bowl with the cornstarch.
  • In another bowl, beat the egg very well with a fork.
  • Back to the stock, increase heat if needed.
  • You want the stock to very hot, but not boiling.
  • When it gets very hot, lower the heat and ladel out about a cup of the stock into the cornstarch.
  • Whisk well, then add back to the stock in the pan.
  • Cook, stirring, until slightly thickened.
  • Add salt and pepper to taste.
  • Slowly pour in the well beaten egg.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Ladle into four bowls and sprinkle each with green onion.