To make a yummeh Chawanmushi, you need :-
2 Eggs
300ml Dashi stock
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp mirin (Cooking sweet sakae)
1/4 tsp salt
According to your self preference :-
- Chicken breast (Just a small piece is enough!)
- Shimeji mushrooms
- Ginkgo nuts
- Fishcakes
I don't like gingko nuts so I didn't put any and I can't get any fishcake so you can put if you liked to!
All ingredient set!
Dashi stock soup is set in 300ml! You can either buy the paste to make it, for my case, I prefer powder cause it's easier! I brought the Dashi no moto - which is vegetarian one.
And for me, it's all about the egg, so I didn't put much ingredient for egg, basically just bite size chicken breast as well as Shimeji mushrooms, by separate it.
Bit in 2 eggs, and stir it evenly using chopsticks.
Add in salt, mirin and soysauce then well mix with chopstick again. Then put in dashi stock and mix evenly. Then use a strainer, simply strain the egg then the mixture is ready to be use.
Place in the ingredient(s) according to your preferences, then pour in the egg mixture.
You can cover it with plastic wrap or aluminium foil as picture and ready to be steam.
My cup is comes with cover so I don't use plastic wrap or aluminium foil, either way is good enough.
Place a cooking paper towel (2 ply) and place in two bowl of the cup. Pour in water, half of the cup height is good enough.
Then open the fire to large, till the water is boil, adjust to small fire and steam for 7-8 minutes.
And now you are done! The chawanmushi is ready to be serve!
Look at the texture, it's perfectly steamed.
Taste test :- People thought I brought it hahaha.
Enjoy! xoxo
