Chawanmushi (Savoury Custard Soup)
Chawanmushi (Savoury Custard Soup)

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Delicate and savory, Chawanmushi is a classic Japanese steamed egg custard served in a cup. Learn how to make this appetizer for a true Japanese Chawanmushi is a Japanese egg custard appetizer which consists of ginkgo nuts, shiitake mushrooms, kamaboko (Japanese fish cake), and an. Chawanmushi is the appetiser that often served in Kaiseki ryori.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chawanmushi (savoury custard soup) using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chawanmushi (Savoury Custard Soup):
  1. Make ready 4 Eggs
  2. Prepare *Note: If the volume of the 4 eggs is 200ml, you need 500ml of Soup. (200ml x 2.5 = 500ml)
  3. Prepare 500 ml Dashi Stock
  4. Get 1 tablespoon Mirin
  5. Get 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  6. Take 2 teaspoons Soy Sauce
  7. Prepare <Other Ingredients Suggestion>
  8. Get Chicken (*marinated with small amount of Soy Sauce for a few minutes)
  9. Make ready Small Prawns, Small Scallops, Fish, Tofu, Fish Balls, Udon,
  10. Prepare Spinach, Shiitake (*sliced), Enoki, Carrot (*boiled),
  11. Prepare Italian Parsley (or 'Shungiku', 'Mitsuba')

If you don't have Dashi Stock. Chawanmushi, literally "steamed in a tea cup", is a traditional Japanese savory egg custard appetizer with some little pieces of fillings. Chawanmushi is a Japanese hot appetizer. It is a type of egg custard, but not sweet.

Instructions to make Chawanmushi (Savoury Custard Soup):
  1. Make Clear Soup. Heat Dashi Stock and season with Mirin, Salt and Soy Sauce in a saucepan, and let it cool down so that it can be mixed with Eggs.
  2. Whisk Eggs in a mixing bowl and add warm Soup gradually and mix well. We are often taught to pour the egg mixture through a fine strainer to make it smooth, but I don’t do that. Just remove bubbles from the mixture.
  3. Prepare other ingredients. My method doesn’t pre-cook Chicken or Seafood, so you should use small ones or cut them into small pieces.
  4. Spinach needs preparation. Wash Spinach well and cook in boiling water until tender. Dip in cold water to stop cooking further, drain well and squeeze to remove excess water. Cut about 4cm.
  5. Place the ingredients in small bowls, cups, ramekins or whatever you use.
  6. Pour the egg mixture over the ingredients carefully. Place a young Italian parsley leaf or 'Shungiku' on top. In Japan, most commonly 'Mitsuba' leaf is placed on top, but Italian parsley tastes very similar. And it is optional.
  7. Cook them in hot steamer or microwave oven. OR you may prefer cooking them in the oven in the same way to cook Creme Brûlée.
  8. Serve 'Chawanmushi' with small spoons.

You might find it at sushi restaurants or a little more formal Japanese restaurants in Japan. Chawanmushi's flavor comes mainly from Dashi, soy sauce and mirin, and even though Chawanmushi is a savory dish, the. 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.

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