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Steamed Egg Custard With Chinese Noodles - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Steamed Egg Custard With Chinese Noodles.
Here we will be making a different variant of steamed egg custard (chawanmushi) that has chinese noodles by steaming it in the oven. The shredded Japanese leek (shiraga-negi) and zha cai toppings gives an accent for the texture. It is so delicious that it will make you want to have it as a main dish. It it a hearty satisfying dish, so you should definitely give it a try!
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Cook time

40 minutes

Ingredients
2 servings

  • Chinese noodles
    1 head(s)
  • Zha cai
    30 g
  • Sesame oil
    1 tsp
  • Japanese leek
    1/4
  • Beaten eggs
    2
  • Hot water
    300 ml
  • Chicken soup stock (powder, cube, liquid)
    1/2 tsp
  • Salt
    1/4 tsp
  • White pepper
    a pinch
  • Hot water
    as needed
  • Black pepper
    as needed

How to make

  1. Prepare. Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F).
  2. 1. Cut Japanese leek lengthwise, slice white part on the outside into strips, and coarsely chop the core part.
  3. 2. Cut the Chinese noodles into 4 equal pieces.
  4. 3. Slice zha cai into strips.
  5. 4. Put zha cai from Step 3 and sesame oil in a bowl and mix.
  6. 5. Put hot water, ingredient (A) and beaten eggs in a separate bowl and mix well.
  7. 6. Put the noodles from Step 2 into 2 heat-resistant bowl while loosening them. Add the coarsely chopped leek from Step 1. Add the egg mixture from Step 5 through a strainer to each bowl equally.
  8. 7. Cover it with aluminum foil, place it on a tray, pour hot water on the tray to the height of 0.4-inch, and bake it in an oven at 180°C (360°F) for 30 minutes.
  9. 8. Once the egg mixture has hardened, top with the ingredients from Step 1 and 4, sprinkle black pepper and it's done!

Tips for cooking

Straining the egg mixture will help with making the texture smooth. Please make sure to preheat the oven before baking. If you can't fill the main baking tray with water, put another baking tray that can hold water onto the base tray. If the oven does not have a preheating function, set the temperature and heat for 10 minutes before baking. The strength of the heat may vary depending on the type of oven and the period of use. Please make sure to follow the recipe as a guide but adjust the baking time as needed.

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