Chicken soup is one of those things that are just good for the soul. Jam-packed with flavours and nutrients, a good bowl of chicken soup is enough to pick anyone up. While you can easily grab some ready-made soup from the supermarket, but nothing beats a home-made meal.

And if you're looking to make a delicious and hearty chicken soup, then there is one ingredient that, according to a soup-lover, you must add the next time you plan your meal. A Reddit user shared the unusual ingredient they add to chicken soup, which has been approved many others.

Trguiff wrote: "Tempered eggs - thickens the soup ike cream does and boosts the protein so it helps you feel full."

In response to their recommendation, user jojocookiedough said: "Yes! I just do one or two yolks. So good and hearty".

Tempering eggs is a cooking technique that is used to slowly combine a hot liquid with beaten eggs while preventing the eggs from scrambling or curdling. The proteins in the yolks and whites are gently cooked resulting in a thicker base for things such as sauces, custards, and of course soups.

Once you take note of this game-changing ingredient, the lovers of this version of chicken soup warn "it will ruin regular chicken-based broth soups for you".

Tempered eggs doesn't just have to be used for chicken soups.

Juniper_berry_crunch, another Reddit user, described it as "a great tool to have in your soup toolbox". So next time you're in the mood for soup, make sure you don't miss out on adding this elevating ingredient.