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Ginger broth with a soft egg (a twelve-minute dinner)

Ayden

A small bowl of ginger broth with a halved soft-boiled egg

Dear You,

This is the recipe I make on the nights when cooking feels like a negotiation. One small pot, twelve minutes, and it looks like dinner in a way three bites of chicken on a plate never will. Warm, salty, a little ginger, a soft egg. It is also the first thing I reach for in a bad stomach week, with the ginger turned down.

It’s a method more than a recipe. Once you’ve made it twice you won’t measure anything.

Ginger broth with a soft egg

Makes 1 small bowl · Time 12 minutes · Per serving about 140 calories, 9 g protein (estimates, no targets)

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups (360 ml) chicken or vegetable broth
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger (or ½ teaspoon ground)
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 egg
  • 1 scallion, thinly sliced
  • A few drops of toasted sesame oil, optional
  • Salt, to taste

Method

  1. Put the broth, ginger and soy sauce in a small pot and bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, about 4 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, lower the egg into a second small pot of simmering water and cook for 6½ minutes for a jammy yolk (7½ for firmer). Lift it into cold water for a minute, then peel and halve.
  3. Taste the broth and add salt if it needs it. Pour it into a small bowl.
  4. Set the egg halves on top, scatter the scallion over, and add the sesame oil if you’re using it. Eat it with a spoon, slowly.

Notes

  • The two-bite check-in works here: after two spoonfuls, pause. If you’re done at half a bowl, the rest keeps in the fridge for two days.
  • Nausea week: skip the sesame oil and go light on the ginger. Plain broth with the egg is still a meal.
  • Make it bigger without making more: a handful of baby spinach wilted into the broth, or a few cubes of soft tofu.

If you make it, tell me how it went. Reply to any Low Volume email, or write to support@gettingquiet.com.

Ayden

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