Chinese Sweet Egg and Lotus Seed Dessert Soup
ChineseChinese RecipesOmega-3 eggsEasy
A gentle sweet dessert soup with lotus seeds, egg ribbons and rock sugar, served warm.
Prep time10 min
Cook time25 min
Total time35 min
Servings3
Ingredients
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup dried lotus seeds, soaked
- 4 cups water
- 3 tbsp rock sugar or sugar
- 1 tsp ginger, sliced
- 1 tbsp goji berries (optional)
Method
- Simmer the soaked lotus seeds and ginger in water for 20 minutes until tender.
- Stir in the rock sugar until dissolved.
- Swirl the soup and drizzle in the beaten eggs slowly to form ribbons.
- Add goji berries if using and simmer for 1 minute.
- Serve warm in small bowls.
Nutrition — estimated per serving
Calories (estimate)220 kcal
Protein (estimate)8 g
Fat (estimate)6 g
Carbs (estimate)34 g
Nutrition values are estimates based on standard per-egg values (about 72 kcal, 6.3 g protein, 4.8 g fat, 0.4 g carbs per large egg).
Tips, food safety & substitutions
Food safety: cook the egg ribbons until fully set in the hot soup; refrigerate leftovers and reheat until steaming. Allergens: egg. Goji berries are optional. Pakistani alternative: use soaked chana dal-free lotus seeds (makhana seeds are different; use dried lotus seeds from a pansari or supermarket) or replace with soaked almonds.