Chinese okra egg-drop soup

Ingredients

• 1 Chinese Okra, peel the skin and slice the melon into thin strips;
• 1/2 tomato, sliced to bite-size
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
• 1 slice of ginger, finely minced
• 1-2 cups water/broth
• 1 egg, lightly whisked
• salt and white pepper to taste
• drizzle of sesame oil

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Preparation

• In a soup pot, add a little oil, add in garlic and ginger and fry till fragrant. Add in tomato and fry briskly till juice is released.
• Add in Chinese Okra, mix well, then add some water/broth and allow the entire mixture to come to a slight simmer.
• Simmer at low heat till Chinese Okra turned tender soft and is cooked. Salt and white pepper to taste.
• Turn off heat and immediately, slowly stir in whisked egg to create egg-drop swirls.
  
• Drizzle a little sesame oil over the soup and serve warm.