Preparation:
Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 10 min
Serving: 4
Ingredients:
- 3 eggs
- chicken stock (same volume as egg)
- water (same volume as egg) -
- can be replaced with chicken/vegetable stock
- ½ tbsp sesame oil
- salt
- shallots
- spring onion
Instructions:
- Beat the eggs
- Crack the eggs into a large bowl, add a pinch of salt, and beat for at least 1 minute until fluffy.
- Whisking egg will result in a lovely, airy texture for your steamed egg.
- Measure out water –the same volume as the egg
- Measure out stock –the same volume as the egg
- Add water, stock, egg mixture, and 1 tsp of sesame oil into a bowl. Whisk until well combined.
- Slowly pour the egg mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a heat-proof dish.
- Cover with cling film and poke holes.
- Place the dish on a steaming rack in a wok filled with boiling water over high heat. Ensure the water doesn’t bubble over into the bowl while steaming.
- Turn the heat down to a simmer and steam for 10 minutes.