Saturday, 26 July 2014

Chawanmushi

Chawanmushi with Spring Vegetables from ‘How to Boil an Egg’ by Rose Bakery



So this turned out alright despite me not having a steamer or casserole dish, instead I used a large pan with lid and a small bowl to get placed into the boiling water. That made one portion, the rest I had to just stick in a separate pan and cook normally. But it all tasted good so I’m happy!


Ingredients:
  • 4 eggs
  • 600ml vegetable stock
  • 1 tsp shoyu (or just some dark soy sauce)
  • 1 tsp sugar (I did without)
  • pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 head of broccoli, cut into florets, blanched and drained
  • 80g cooked peas
  • 4 spring onions sliced thinly
  • 4 shiitake mushrooms sliced thinly (I used portobello)
  • handful of spinach
  • 1 carrot sliced into rounds, blanched and drained
  • salt
  • fresh herbs
Instructions
  1. lightly mix the eggs with a fork in a bowl, make sure you don’t make them forthy
  2. Add stock, soy sauce, sugar and cayenne pepper. Taste, add salt if you want
  3. Strain the mix in a jug. Divide the vegetables into four heatproof bowls or cups (just the one for me)
  4. Pour water into the pan and put the cups in, then fill the cups with the egg mixture. Then put a lid on and let it steam on high heat for two minutes. The reduce heat to low and steam for another twenty minutes until quite set. To test, stick a cocktail stick, or knife in and see if it comes out clean.
  5. You can the garnish it with herbs if you want and it’s ready to serve.


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