This version of the popular takeout soup is super quick, easy, inexpensive and comforting.

-4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
-1 Tbsp cornstarch
-1 Tbsp soy sauce
-1/2 tsp sesame oil
-3 eggs, beaten
-fresh ground black pepper and sliced scallions for garnish

Whisk together cold broth, cornstarch, soy sauce and sesame oil in a small pot. Bring to a boil, whisking intermittently. Remove from heat and slowly whisk in beaten eggs, stirring the soup in long continuous clockwise strokes. Pour into serving bowls and garnish with fresh black pepper and sliced scallion.