Chinese Steamed Eggs (with mushroom topping)
Chinese steamed eggs is a silky, savory custard-like dish made by steaming whisked eggs. It's one of the easiest and most delicious ways to eat eggs, tastes super silky, and comes together in under 20 minutes.
Servings: 3 servings
Equipment
- 1 steamer
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 230 ml chicken stock or water ½ + ⅓ + ⅛ cup
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper crushed
- ½ teaspoon light soy sauce
Mushroom topping
- 2 teaspoons cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
- 2 shiitake mushrooms soaked in ⅓ cup / 80 ml hot water for 20 minutes
- 1 cup finely chopped cremini mushrooms approx. 6-7 mushrooms
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper crushed
- ½ teaspoon dark soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon roasted flax seed powder mixed in 2 tablespoons of water
For garnish
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped spring onion greens
- 1 tablespoon chilli oil optional
- ½ teaspoon light soy sauce
Instructions
Prepping
- Crack the eggs into a bowl, beat well, add salt, pepper, light soy sauce, stock / water and mix well. Pour the mixture through a fine-meshed strainer into a shallow bowl.3 eggs, 230 ml chicken stock or water, ⅛ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, ½ teaspoon light soy sauce
Steaming eggs
- Bring the steamer to a boil. Place the bowl of egg mixture on the steamer plate, cover and steam over medium high heat for 6 minutes. Switch off the heat, let it rest for 10 minutes and open the lid.
Topping
- Finely chop the hydrated shiitake mushrooms and set aside.2 shiitake mushrooms soaked in ⅓ cup / 80 ml hot water for 20 minutes
- Heat oil in a pan, add ginger, garlic and saute on high for a few seconds till fragrant. Add shiitake & cremini mushrooms, salt, pepper, dark soy sauce and saute for 2-3 minutes till the mushrooms are roasted well. Add flax seed powder mix and give a good toss. Set aside.2 teaspoons cooking oil, 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger, 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic, 1 cup finely chopped cremini mushrooms, ⅛ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, ½ teaspoon dark soy sauce, ¼ teaspoon roasted flax seed powder mixed in 2 tablespoons of water
Serving
- Remove the steamed egg bowl from the steamer, garnish with mushroom topping, spring onions and serve. Optionally, you may also garnish with chilli oil & light soy sauce.2 tablespoons finely chopped spring onion greens, 1 tablespoon chilli oil, ½ teaspoon light soy sauce
Video
Notes
- Cremini mushrooms may be replaced with white mushrooms and it works equally well.
Nutrition
Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 166mg | Sodium: 538mg | Potassium: 290mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 282IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg