Chinese Steamed Egg Custard 蒸蛋 Recipes

CHINESE STEAMED EGG CUSTARD 蒸蛋

Steps:

• Crack eggs into bowl and add all other ingredients.
• Mix together gently and pour into the steaming bowl.
• Place in steamer, cover but leave a gap for steam to escape.
• Steam with high heat for 20 mins.
• Remove from heat, add a few drops sesame oil, sprinkle with spring onions.

CHINESE STEAMED EGG

Steps:

• First you need to determine how much water or stock you will need. As eggs differ in size, the amount will depend on the volume of the eggs that you use for this recipe. I can give you a guide, but if you want perfect Chinese Steamed Eggs, it's best if you measured your eggs. In a medium bowl, lightly beat the eggs together with a fork. Measure out and take note of the volume of the eggs (cups or milliliters). If you have a 2-cup measuring cup, you can beat the eggs directly into the cup to get a measurement. My four eggs totaled 200 milliliters (just under 1 cup).
• The amount of water or stock you will want is between 1 1/2 to 2 times the volume of the eggs. So if you have 200 milliliters of egg, you could use between 300 - 400 milliliters of water, depending on your preference. 300 milliliters of water or stock will give you a firmer texture than if you were to use 400 milliliters. For reference, in the photos, I used 300 milliliters of water.
• Slowly mix the water in with the eggs. Mix in salt if using.
• Carefully pour the eggs through a fine mesh strainer and evenly divide into two bowls. The strainer will catch any larger pieces of the egg, as well as break apart much of the bubbles or foam that may have formed. If you have the time, allow the egg to sit for a few minutes so any remaining bubbles on the surface pop.
• Cover the eggs with aluminum foil. This is to prevent any water droplets from the steamer from falling directly onto the eggs, making the surface of the steamed eggs rough.
• Gently place the bowls onto a prepared steamer. Steam over low heat until the eggs are set, about 10-14 minutes, depending on the shape and depth of your bowls. For reference, in the photos, the eggs were steamed for 12 minutes.
• Carefully remove from steamer and garnish with desired toppings. Serve warm.

CHINESE STYLE EGG CUSTARD TARTS

Steps:

• Direction to make crust.
• Mix sugar, butter and flour.
• Then add egg and vanilla extract.
• Mix well.
• Texture of dough should be slightly moist, not dry (add margarine if too dry), and not oily (add flour if too oily).
• Pull dough and make a ball shape to about 1.
• 5 inch diameter, then press into tart mould, start from the center then push up until it goes higher than the side, then use two fingers to shape the edge to a A shape.
• Boil sugar and water until sugar is melted.
• Cool down to room temperature.
• Add eggs, vanilla extract and evaporated milk.
• Filter the mixture through the strainer.
• Pour into the tart crust.
• Preheat oven for 10 minutes.
• Bake at 230 degrees (C) for 15-20minutes until golden brown and the filling raise up a little bit.