Simple Chawan-mushi (Steamed Egg Custard) with Cherry Blossoms & Fava Beans.
You can have Simple Chawan-mushi (Steamed Egg Custard) with Cherry Blossoms & Fava Beans using 6 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Simple Chawan-mushi (Steamed Egg Custard) with Cherry Blossoms & Fava Beans
- It's 2 of Eggs.
- It's 3 tbsp of Shiro-dashi (or mentsuyu).
- You need 350 ml of Water.
- You need 1 of Fish sausages.
- You need 12 of Fava beans.
- You need 4 of Cherry blossoms preserved in salt.
Simple Chawan-mushi (Steamed Egg Custard) with Cherry Blossoms & Fava Beans instructions
- Soak the preserved cherry blossom in water to remove the saltiness..
- Boil the fava beans and shell them..
- Slice the fish sausage and cut off a little triangle on an edge to make them look like cherry blossom petals..
- Add the shiro dashi to the eggs and combine well..
- Stir in water to ④ little by little..
- Put the fava beans and sausage slices in individual serving dishes. Strain ⑤ egg mixture through a fine sieve into the dishes..
- Put the dishes in a steamer. Steam them over a high heat for 2 minutes and turn the heat to low. Continue to steam for a further 10 to 12 minutes..
- Garnish with the prepared cherry blossom on top. You can make your chawan-mushi more luxurious by adding tinned crab meat, scallops and clams..
- These are the ingredients for using a steamer. If you want to use an oven, follow its manual..
