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Chawanmushi Recipe

3.20 from 5 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Savory egg flan with chicken, shrimp, and vegetables

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups Dashi
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Sake
  • 1 tsp Mirin
  • 2-4 shrimp (sliced into 2 pieces each if big)
  • 1/2 chicken thigh (cut into bite size pieces)
  • 1-2 shiitake mushroom (sliced)
  • Mitsuba leaves or green onion (chopped)

Instructions 

  • Preseason chicken and shrimps. In a small bowl, mix chicken pieces with 1/2 tsp soy sauce and 1/2 tsp Sake. In another bowl, mix shrimp and 1/2 tsp soy sauce and 1/2 tsp Sake. Let them sit for a couple of minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a large bowl, mix eggs, Dashi, salt, 1 tsp soy sauce, and Mirin together. Strain the egg mixture through a sieve. Let as much egg as you can go through the sieve.
  • Place 1/4 amount of chicken, shrimp, and shiitake mushrooms in each of 4 small cups (such as ramekins), then pour egg mixture over them to fill 3/4 of a cup. Cover with aluminum foil and put the covered cups into a steamer.
  • Steam at medium heat for 10-15 minutes. Check with a wooden skewer to see if it's done. If clear broth comes out when poked, take the cups out from the steamer.
  • Sprinkle Mitsuba leaves and cover again for 2-3 minutes.

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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: dashi, egg