Chinese Steamed Egg
Nutrition per Serving
164
Calories
11g
Protein
—
Carbs
12g
Fat
Perfect Chinese Steamed egg is also known as Chinese steamed egg custard. Only with egg, water, salt and some sesame oil, you can make this super smooth custard at home. This is a basic version.
📝 Ingredients
- 2 middle size eggs
- 1 cup of warm water (, recommend using warmed boiled water , or milk or stock)
- 1/4 tsp. salt or to taste
- 2 tsp. sesame oil
- 2 tsp. light soy sauce
- chopped scallion (, optional)
👨🍳 Instructions
- 1Gently whisk eggs with pinch of salt and water.
- 2Strain the egg liquid and transfer to the container. Remove any bubbles on surface.
- 3Set up the steamer, bring the water to a boiling and slow down the fire to simmer for 8 to 10 minutes depending on your container. For the time, please see note 1.
- 4Remove from the fire and wait for 5 minutes to cool down a little bit.
- 5Transfer the containers out. Drizzle some sesame oil and light soy sauce and garnish chopped spring onion on top.
- 6Serve warm.
About the Chef & Original Recipe
This recipe was published by Elaine on chinasichuanfood.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.
Source: chinasichuanfood.com