Chawanmushi (Japanese Savoury Egg Custard)

Name: Chawanmushi (Japanese Savoury Egg Custard)
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 1 1/2 cups chicken stock; 1/2 tsp. soya sauce; 1/2 chicken breast, cut into small cubes; 2-3 mushrooms, sliced (I used Shimeji mushrooms); 1/2 carrot, sliced; 3 tbsp. spring onion, chopped; 3 prawns, deveined & cleaned; as per taste salt & pepper

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#2020fav - My favourite food preparation this year is this classic Japanese Savoury Egg Custard. It is steamed in a cup / ramekin and is generally served as an appetizer. It is a very delicate and an exotic dish with small bite size portions of chicken cubes, prawns, mushrooms, etc.

Few Japanese ingredients like Ginko nuts, Kamaboko, dashi, mirin and sake are used in this recipe. However, I had to skip all of them due to unavailability. Yet it turned out real yum and appetizing.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

Few Japanese ingredients like Ginko nuts, Kamaboko, dashi, mirin and sake are used in this recipe. However, I had to skip all of them due to unavailability. Yet it turned out real yum and appetizing.

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Ingredients

10 minutes

3-4 servings

2eggs
1 1/2 cups chicken stock
1/2 tsp.soya sauce
1/2chicken breast, cut into small cubes
2-3mushrooms, sliced (I used Shimeji mushrooms)
1/2carrot, sliced
3 tbsp.spring onion, chopped
3prawns, deveined & cleaned
as per tastesalt & pepper

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Steps

10 minutes

1

Marinate the chicken cubes and the prawns with a pinch of salt and pepper powder for 5 minutes.
2

In a bowl lightly whisk the eggs. Add the stock, soya sauce, pinch of pepper and salt. Mix and strain the egg mix.
3

Take 3-4 small ramekins / bowls / cups. Place some chicken cubes in each of them.
4

Pour the strained egg mix over it. (Fill only 3/4 of the cup).
5

Place some sliced mushrooms, spring onion and carrots.
6

Cover with a lid or aluminum foil and steam for 5 minutes.
7

Remove the foil & place the prawns in each ramekins. Cover with foil
again & steam for 5 more minutes. Turn the heat off and let it remain
covered for 5 minutes.
8

Now it is ready to enjoy.
9

Serve them with a sprinkle of some pepper if you wish.