Before I give the recipe, I need to tell you briefly about this soup. This recipe comes straight from the depression. It's very authentic and very cheap to make. It's one of those no frills, nutritious, cheap meals. While we were eating it, we both mentioned how we could see the poor people of the depression eating this soup.
1/2 onion, chopped small
olive oil
2 bay leaves
water
3-6 egss (I'll explain)
salt and pepper
Directions: place potato, onion, oil, bay leaves and some salt and pepper into a pot. Cook over medium high heat. You will cook until potatoes just start to brown. Add water until the pot is half full or until the potatoes are cover by about 1 inch of water. Boil water for about 10 minutes. Take at least 2 eggs and crack them into the boiling soup. Scramble them in the pot. Then crack and drop whole eggs into the soup for those who like whole eggs. Do not stir until eggs have cooked (otherwise you'll break them and scramble them too). Allow to cook until everything is cooked. Add more salt and pepper as desired.
Ryan's Review: pretty good. Not something I want all the time, but good.
Renee's thoughts: I really liked it. It was strange, but good. At least I know I can fix a meal when all I have it a potato, an onion, and a couple of eggs.
2 comments:
That is so intersting. Where did you get this recipe?
I'll go you even one better, take out the potato, use chicken broth instead of plain water, gently stir your eggs together in a separate bowl and then pour them through the tines of your fork, stirring in one direction for egg drop soup. Add little green onions/shallots instead of big onions and you're done.
For added interest, I like to add a package of ramen noodles to my broth sans the flavor packet and top my finished bowl off with some chow mein for added crunch.
My husband likes mushrooms in his Egg Drop Soup...
His grandmother said that during the Depression they were all given an orange as a Christmas present (as fruit was a scarcity) and they were glad to have it! Imagine that in today's world and today's kids being o.k. with it! ;o)
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