【Chawan-Mushi】Non-sweet steamed egg custard. 【Chawan-Mushi】Non-sweet steamed egg custard Coozy Life Whistler BC Canada. Chawanmushi is a Japanese hot appetizer. It is a type of egg custard steamed in a cup, but it is not sweet.
Pour the egg mixture into each cup until filled.
Chawan Mushi is a much loved Japanese steamed egg custard.
It is often homemade and also found in good restaurants where they are made in limited batches.
You can cook 【Chawan-Mushi】Non-sweet steamed egg custard using 4 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of 【Chawan-Mushi】Non-sweet steamed egg custard
- It's 2 of Eggs (100cc).
- You need 300 cc of Dashi soup.
- Prepare 2 g of Salt.
- It's 8 cc of Light soy sauce.
To produce a smooth custard, it has to be steamed at a low temperature. Rapidly boiling water will cause the egg custard to puff up and collapse when removed. To test if the egg is set, insert a toothpick gently - if the liquid runs clear, it is done. Chawanmushi is a Japanese egg custard appetizer which consists of ginkgo nuts, shiitake mushrooms, kamaboko (Japanese fish cake), and an egg mixture flavored with dashi, soy sauce, and mirin.
【Chawan-Mushi】Non-sweet steamed egg custard instructions
- Prepare Dashi soup by Kombu seaweed and Bonito flakes. If you don’t mind that you can use other soup stock (o^^o).
- Crack 2 eggs(100cc) into a bowl then mix well. Add cold Dashi stock(3 times eggs) and mix well..
- Add salt and soy sauce and mix well. Prepare your favourite ingredients: like spinach, mushroom, shrimp and chicken.
- Place your ingredients into a cocotte then pour egg liquid. The bubble on the surface can get off by a burner. Cover it with aluminum foil..
- Pour water until 1/3 of pan and place a cloth on the bottom. When it’s boiled place the cocotte on a cloth and cover the pan then steam for 3 minutes..
- 3 minutes later, put a chop stick between pan and cover for keeping 80℃ then steam for 10 minutes more..
- It’s done !! Decorate anything you want. Leaf, fish egg, vegetable etc..
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The egg custard is steamed in a dainty little tea cup and often served as a cold or hot appetizer. To steam: In a steamer bring some water to a boil. Turn down the heat and place the dishes in the steamer. The custard should be firm to the touch. The idea of steaming Chinese egg custard is very basic.
