date: 2020-11-29T07:40:22.031Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2453580_8f5c4d1530b803f6/751x532cq70/chawan-mushi-japanese-egg-custard-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2453580_8f5c4d1530b803f6/751x532cq70/chawan-mushi-japanese-egg-custard-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2453580_8f5c4d1530b803f6/751x532cq70/chawan-mushi-japanese-egg-custard-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Kyle Moran ratingvalue: 4.7 reviewcount: 17272 recipeingredient: - "1 Egg" - "180 ml water" - "2 inch x 2 inch piece kombudried kelp" - "1 handful Katsuobushi" - "1/2 tsp Usukuchilight colored and salty soy sauce" - "1/4 tsp salt" - "2 small pieces boiled chicken" - "2 small pieces mochi" - "2 small pieces KAMABOKO fish cake" - "2 small pieces Shiitake Mushroom" - "2 small pieces YURINE and NAMAFU only If you find at grocery" - "2 small pieces boiled shrimp" - "to taste Yuzu peel" - "2 MITSUBA leaves" recipeinstructions: - "First, let's make Japanese dashi soup stock! Soak kombu in the water at least 30 minutes. Place the pot on low to medium heat." - "Right before the water boils, remove the kombu. Turn off the heat, and add the Katsuobushi. Let it set until Katsuobushi sinks." - "Strain the stock through a strainer with paper towel. Look at this golden color!! Let it cool." - "Preheat a steamer on high heat." - "Cut the solid ingredients into small pieces. Dip the chicken and shrimp into the soy sauce." - "Mix dashi, soy sauce and salt in a bowl. Taste it and if you feel that it's just like a soup, it's perfect! Adjust taste if needed." - "Beat the egg and add the dashi mixture to the egg. Strain it with a strainer." - "Place the solid ingredients in a small cup or a ramekins." - "Pour the egg mixture to fill 3/4 of cup and cover the cup." - "Reduce steamer heat to low. Place cups into the steamer. Cover and steam for about 10 minutes or until it is firm like silky tofu." - "Garnish each cup with a YUZU peel and MITSUBA leaf." - "You may also make Chawan-mushi with a microwave instead of a steamer. Pour hot water into a deep pyrex dish (or a heat resistant dish) for the water bath. Microwave in the water bath for 2 to 5 minutes." - "The time depends on your microwave power and the width of the cup. Please be careful not to overdo it. You may need to extend the cooking time by another 15 sec or so. Otherwise, You'll make a big mess... Take it slow!" - "Yummy!" categories: - Recipe tags: - chawanmushi - japanese - egg katakunci: chawanmushi japanese egg nutrition: 212 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT28M" cooktime: "PT36M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hey everyone, it's Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we're going to prepare a special dish, chawan-mushi (japanese egg custard). One of my favorites. This time, I'm gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious. • Chawanmushi is a Japanese hot appetizer. It is a type of egg custard, but not sweet. You might find it at sushi restaurants or a little more formal Japanese restaurants in Japan. "Chawan" means tea cup or rice bowl and "mushi" means steamed in Japanese, and it is indeed steamed food in a cup. Japanese steamed egg custard served in a cup, ingredients include chicken, ginkgo nut, fish cake, shimeji and shiitake The egg custard is steamed in a dainty little tea cup and often served as a cold or hot appetizer. Chawan-Mushi (Japanese Egg Custard) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it's quick, it tastes delicious. It's enjoyed by millions daily. They're nice and they look fantastic. Chawan-Mushi (Japanese Egg Custard) is something which I've loved my whole life. To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chawan-mushi (japanese egg custard) using 14 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Chawan-Mushi (Japanese Egg Custard): 1. Prepare 1 Egg 1. Prepare 180 ml water 1. Prepare 2 inch x 2 inch piece kombu/dried kelp 1. Get 1 handful Katsuobushi 1. Take 1/2 tsp Usukuchi/light colored and salty soy sauce 1. Prepare 1/4 tsp salt 1. Prepare 2 small pieces boiled chicken 1. Get 2 small pieces mochi 1. Make ready 2 small pieces KAMABOKO fish cake 1. Take 2 small pieces Shiitake Mushroom 1. Prepare 2 small pieces YURINE and NAMAFU, only If you find at grocery 1. Take 2 small pieces boiled shrimp 1. Get to taste Yuzu peel 1. Prepare 2 MITSUBA leaves Chawanmushi is an egg custard dish found in Japan. Unlike many other custards, it is usually eaten as a dish in a meal, as chawanmushi contains savory rather than sweet ingredients. The custard consists of an egg mixture flavored with soy sauce, dashi, and mirin. Chawanmushi is a Japanese hot appetizer. ##### Steps to make Chawan-Mushi (Japanese Egg Custard): 1. First, let's make Japanese dashi soup stock! Soak kombu in the water at least 30 minutes. Place the pot on low to medium heat. 1. Right before the water boils, remove the kombu. Turn off the heat, and add the Katsuobushi. Let it set until Katsuobushi sinks. 1. Strain the stock through a strainer with paper towel. Look at this golden color!! Let it cool. 1. Preheat a steamer on high heat. 1. Cut the solid ingredients into small pieces. Dip the chicken and shrimp into the soy sauce. 1. Mix dashi, soy sauce and salt in a bowl. Taste it and if you feel that it's just like a soup, it's perfect! Adjust taste if needed. 1. Beat the egg and add the dashi mixture to the egg. Strain it with a strainer. 1. Place the solid ingredients in a small cup or a ramekins. 1. Pour the egg mixture to fill 3/4 of cup and cover the cup. 1. Reduce steamer heat to low. Place cups into the steamer. Cover and steam for about 10 minutes or until it is firm like silky tofu. 1. Garnish each cup with a YUZU peel and MITSUBA leaf. 1. You may also make Chawan-mushi with a microwave instead of a steamer. Pour hot water into a deep pyrex dish (or a heat resistant dish) for the water bath. Microwave in the water bath for 2 to 5 minutes. 1. The time depends on your microwave power and the width of the cup. Please be careful not to overdo it. You may need to extend the cooking time by another 15 sec or so. Otherwise, You'll make a big mess... Take it slow! 1. Yummy! The custard consists of an egg mixture flavored with soy sauce, dashi, and mirin. Chawanmushi is a Japanese hot appetizer. It is a type of egg custard steamed in a cup, but it is not sweet. You might find it at sushi restaurants or slightly more formal Japanese restaurants in Japan. "Chawan" means teacup or rice bowl and "mushi" means steamed in Japanese, and it is indeed. Filled with chicken, shrimp, and shiitake mushrooms, these savory custards make great, surprising appetizers. So that is going to wrap it up with this special food chawan-mushi (japanese egg custard) recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I am confident you will make this at home. There is gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don't forget to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!