Chinese Steamed Egg

Name: Chinese Steamed Egg
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 0.75 cup water; 0.5 tsp chicken powder; 0.25 tsp salt; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil; 0.5 tsp sugar; green onion

30m

Serves 1

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Chinese Steamed Egg

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30m

Serves 1

Directions

1Whisk together the eggs, water, chicken bouillon, and salt in a measuring cup.
2Strain the egg mixture into a bowl.
3Scoop out any bubbles from the strained egg mixture.
4Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
5Poke a few holes in the plastic wrap.
6Place the bowl on a steaming rack in a pot with boiling water and steam for 15 minutes.
7Combine soy sauce, sesame oil, and sugar in a small bowl to make a simple sauce.
8Remove the steamed egg from the pot and take off the plastic wrap.
9Score the steamed egg into a grid pattern.
10Drizzle the sauce over the steamed egg.
11Garnish with scallions.

Ingredients

2 eggs
0.75 cup water
0.5 tsp chicken powder
0.25 tsp salt
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
0.5 tsp sugar
green onion

Equipment

bowlwhiskmeasuring cupstrainerplastic wrapknifepotsteaming rackspoon

Tips

Strain the egg mixture and scoop out any bubbles to ensure the egg custard stays silky smooth.

Chinese Steamed Egg

30m

Serves 1

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Chinese Steamed Egg

instagram.com

30m

Serves 1

Directions

1Whisk together the eggs, water, chicken bouillon, and salt in a measuring cup.
2Strain the egg mixture into a bowl.
3Scoop out any bubbles from the strained egg mixture.
4Cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
5Poke a few holes in the plastic wrap.
6Place the bowl on a steaming rack in a pot with boiling water and steam for 15 minutes.
7Combine soy sauce, sesame oil, and sugar in a small bowl to make a simple sauce.
8Remove the steamed egg from the pot and take off the plastic wrap.
9Score the steamed egg into a grid pattern.
10Drizzle the sauce over the steamed egg.
11Garnish with scallions.