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Egg Drop Soup | April Bloomfield | The Spotted Pig NYC


hey guys I’m April Bloomfield I own a

hey guys I’m April Bloomfield I own a restaurant in New York City called the

restaurant in New York City called the

restaurant in New York City called the Sparta Pig today I’m gonna do a spring

Sparta Pig today I’m gonna do a spring

Sparta Pig today I’m gonna do a spring vegetable soup it’s an egg drop soup

vegetable soup it’s an egg drop soup

vegetable soup it’s an egg drop soup Chinese style but done my way okay so

Chinese style but done my way okay so

Chinese style but done my way okay so here I have a little bit of olive oil to

here I have a little bit of olive oil to

here I have a little bit of olive oil to this I’m going to add some butter and

this I’m going to add some butter and

this I’m going to add some butter and this is going to make it nice and rich

this is going to make it nice and rich

this is going to make it nice and rich and tasty what I have also is I have

and tasty what I have also is I have

and tasty what I have also is I have some spring onions a little bit of

some spring onions a little bit of

some spring onions a little bit of carrot they’re going to go right into my

carrot they’re going to go right into my

carrot they’re going to go right into my pan we’re just going to add a little bit

pan we’re just going to add a little bit

pan we’re just going to add a little bit of salt to this this is going to help

of salt to this this is going to help

of salt to this this is going to help bring out some of the moisture so it’s

bring out some of the moisture so it’s

bring out some of the moisture so it’s going to help the onions and the carrots

going to help the onions and the carrots

going to help the onions and the carrots too we’re going to cook that for about

too we’re going to cook that for about

too we’re going to cook that for about 10 minutes maybe 15 get them all nice

10 minutes maybe 15 get them all nice

10 minutes maybe 15 get them all nice and sweet and soft in the soup I’ve got

and sweet and soft in the soup I’ve got

and sweet and soft in the soup I’ve got a mixture of vegetables

a mixture of vegetables

a mixture of vegetables I’ve got piece right here these have

I’ve got piece right here these have

I’ve got piece right here these have just been lightly blanched with a little

just been lightly blanched with a little

just been lightly blanched with a little bit of salt and then shocked in some

bit of salt and then shocked in some

bit of salt and then shocked in some cold water just so they retain their

cold water just so they retain their

cold water just so they retain their color I also have some asparagus it’s

color I also have some asparagus it’s

color I also have some asparagus it’s nice and green again it’s been cooked in

nice and green again it’s been cooked in

nice and green again it’s been cooked in salted water and it’s been shocked so it

salted water and it’s been shocked so it

salted water and it’s been shocked so it keeps it to color got a few fava beans

keeps it to color got a few fava beans

keeps it to color got a few fava beans right here and we have some lovely snap

right here and we have some lovely snap

right here and we have some lovely snap peas these are cute they’re just been

peas these are cute they’re just been

peas these are cute they’re just been cut in half and they’ve been boiled in

cut in half and they’ve been boiled in

cut in half and they’ve been boiled in salty water

salty water

salty water what else do I have here I’ve got lots

what else do I have here I’ve got lots

what else do I have here I’ve got lots of goodies I got some garlic scapes

of goodies I got some garlic scapes

of goodies I got some garlic scapes these are fun little things

these are fun little things

these are fun little things basically what escape is is this funny

basically what escape is is this funny

basically what escape is is this funny looking thing this comes from this which

looking thing this comes from this which

looking thing this comes from this which is spring garlic or new seasons guide so

is spring garlic or new seasons guide so

is spring garlic or new seasons guide so that’s going to go into soup okay so

that’s going to go into soup okay so

that’s going to go into soup okay so right now all those veggies have got

right now all those veggies have got

right now all those veggies have got really nice and sweet and concentrated

really nice and sweet and concentrated

really nice and sweet and concentrated they’re nice and soft which is really

they’re nice and soft which is really

they’re nice and soft which is really important you don’t want this crunchy

important you don’t want this crunchy

important you don’t want this crunchy vegetables so we’re going to add some

vegetables so we’re going to add some

vegetables so we’re going to add some chicken stock to this we’re going to

chicken stock to this we’re going to

chicken stock to this we’re going to bring it up to the boil and then we’re

bring it up to the boil and then we’re

bring it up to the boil and then we’re going to add all those delicious spring

going to add all those delicious spring

going to add all those delicious spring vegetables so your stock needs to be

vegetables so your stock needs to be

vegetables so your stock needs to be reduced a little bit so when you add

reduced a little bit so when you add

reduced a little bit so when you add your egg for your egg drop soup

your egg for your egg drop soup

your egg for your egg drop soup it’s going to kind of suspend in there

it’s going to kind of suspend in there

it’s going to kind of suspend in there and it’s not going to float away so you

and it’s not going to float away so you

and it’s not going to float away so you want roughly about a cup and a half so

want roughly about a cup and a half so

want roughly about a cup and a half so right now I’m just going to get a

right now I’m just going to get a

right now I’m just going to get a selection of the veggies I’m going to go

selection of the veggies I’m going to go

selection of the veggies I’m going to go some asparagus some scapes few peas

some asparagus some scapes few peas

some asparagus some scapes few peas through these nice green father’s and

through these nice green father’s and

through these nice green father’s and all these snap peas which are amazing

all these snap peas which are amazing

all these snap peas which are amazing now I’m going to add these veggies to

now I’m going to add these veggies to

now I’m going to add these veggies to the boiling stock and we’re just going

the boiling stock and we’re just going

the boiling stock and we’re just going to bring that up to the boil and then

to bring that up to the boil and then

to bring that up to the boil and then add the egg so right here I’ve got the

add the egg so right here I’ve got the

add the egg so right here I’ve got the egg a little bit of cream and I’m just

egg a little bit of cream and I’m just

egg a little bit of cream and I’m just going to give it a light mix up like

going to give it a light mix up like

going to give it a light mix up like this get it all incorporated so that’s

this get it all incorporated so that’s

this get it all incorporated so that’s kind of cool

kind of cool

kind of cool stalks boiling eggs going to go in and

stalks boiling eggs going to go in and

stalks boiling eggs going to go in and then we’re going to turn down the heat

then we’re going to turn down the heat

then we’re going to turn down the heat don’t want to stir your eggs once

don’t want to stir your eggs once

don’t want to stir your eggs once they’re in the pan because you want a

they’re in the pan because you want a

they’re in the pan because you want a really ribbony and just velvety and

really ribbony and just velvety and

really ribbony and just velvety and silky smooth I’ve got some dill a little

silky smooth I’ve got some dill a little

silky smooth I’ve got some dill a little bit of black mint which is delicious

bit of black mint which is delicious

bit of black mint which is delicious it’s a it’s a bit more hearty and then

it’s a it’s a bit more hearty and then

it’s a it’s a bit more hearty and then experiment but super super delicious and

experiment but super super delicious and

experiment but super super delicious and we’re just going to drop those in like

we’re just going to drop those in like

we’re just going to drop those in like this just give it a light pat down and

this just give it a light pat down and

this just give it a light pat down and this soups ready to go okay this is

this soups ready to go okay this is

this soups ready to go okay this is amazing and now we’re going to just put

amazing and now we’re going to just put

amazing and now we’re going to just put that into a bowl

very gently you don’t want to shred all

very gently you don’t want to shred all that lovely egg that you’ve just kind of

that lovely egg that you’ve just kind of

that lovely egg that you’ve just kind of produced it smells so good maybe one

produced it smells so good maybe one

produced it smells so good maybe one more egg right there yummy okay I’m just

more egg right there yummy okay I’m just

more egg right there yummy okay I’m just gonna finish with a little bit of olive

gonna finish with a little bit of olive

gonna finish with a little bit of olive oil like this and all the way over

oil like this and all the way over

oil like this and all the way over that’s it egg drop soup

that’s it egg drop soup

that’s it egg drop soup spring spring in a bowl this is right

spring spring in a bowl this is right

spring spring in a bowl this is right you

and really vegetable II mmm so good

and really vegetable II mmm so good yummy

yummy

yummy so guys that was my spring egg drop soup

so guys that was my spring egg drop soup

so guys that was my spring egg drop soup if you have any comments please feel

if you have any comments please feel

if you have any comments please feel free to drop them in a comment box and

free to drop them in a comment box and

free to drop them in a comment box and thank you for joining me on the food

thank you for joining me on the food

thank you for joining me on the food Tube channel

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