Egg Drop Soup Tamago Toji
This recipe is from the book
Steps
Heat stock in a saucepan and stir in salt and soy sauce.
If using mushrooms , wash and slice thinly and add to the stock.
Simmer for 3-4 minutes.
Bring soup to a boil and with a ladle or chopsticks stir the soup clockwise.
Pour in the beaten egg , remove the soup from the heat and stir counterclockwise.
If using add trefoil / coriander / chives , cover pot for 30-40 seconds then uncover and add pepper.
Serve immediately.
If you cannot find the sansho / szechwan peppercorns , i imagine a pinch of standard black pepper will do.
Ingredients
stock, salt, soy sauce, fresh mushrooms, egg, trefoil, szechwan pepper