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Chinese Steamed Egg

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.

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Chinese Steamed Egg

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

  1. Gently whisk eggs with pinch of salt and water.
  2. Strain the egg liquid and transfer to the container. Remove any bubbles on surface.
  3. Set 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.
  4. Remove from the fire and wait for 5 minutes to cool down a little bit.
  5. Transfer the containers out. Drizzle some sesame oil and light soy sauce and garnish chopped spring onion on top.
  6. Serve warm.

Tips

The process of making a Chinese steamed egg is super easy, crack the egg, add water, steam, and add seasonings. Seems quite simple, right? But there are some tips you need to pay attention to make it perfect.

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