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.
