I think there are many ways of cooking steamed egg. The famous Japanese chawanmushi, for example, is also a variation of the steamed egg. As for the Chinese, there are 3 kinds that I know of - the standard steamed egg, 3 types of eggs and the egg with mince pork. LOL! So here goes...
Beat 2 eggs into a bowl and add equal volume of water with the egg. Whisk them together and put it aside. In a separate metal plate with a little depth, marinate the mince pork with soy sauce, oyster sauce, pepper and a pinch of corn flour. Once the marinate is complete, spread out the mince to cover the base of the plate with a fork (or spoon ^_^).
Prepare the pan / wok with boiling water and a steamer stand. Once the water starts boiling, turn down the heat. Pour the egg mixture onto the metal plate and season with some pepper. Place the metal plate onto the stand and steam for about 7 - 10 minutes, depending on the size of your dish. Here's the tricky bit - you'll need to keep an eye on the dish in order to ensure that your meat is thoroughly cooked.
The egg is finally ready! If you fancy, you can garnish with some spring onion too!
Needless to say, this was absolutely satisfying. Although it is not a fancy smanchy dish, it reminded so much of home cooked food and the Chinese restaurant's food back home. A real comfort food for both of us.
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| Juicy and nice! Om nom noms... |
If you like your egg to be tastier than this version, you can add in some soy sauce and pepper into the mixture before you pour onto the mince. I guarantee you that it compliments super well (yes, super duper well) with rice : P
TheLoyalFan says: ' So smooth and soothing... Makes you miss home.'
Well, it does made us miss home... but this dish does help us cope with our occasional 'home sick' ^_^
Till then, keep om nom noming!
Hmmm.. looks so yummy and comforting. Might try making this one of these days. ^^
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