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Chawanmushi (Japanese Steamed Egg Custard)
Ingredients
  • 2 chicken tenders (skip for vegetarian)
  • 1 Tbsp sake (for marinating the chicken)
  • 8 slices kamaboko (fish cake) (skip for vegetarian)
  • 1.8 oz shimeji mushrooms (roughly ½ package)
  • 4 sprigs mitsuba (Japanese parsley) (or 1 green onion/scallion)
  • 8 ginkgo nuts (pre-cooked; optional)
  • subheading: For the Custard:
  • 3 large eggs (50 g each w/o shell)
  • 1¾ cups dashi (Japanese soup stock) (approximately; calculate the exact amount in the instructions; use Kombu Dashi for vegetarian)
  • 1 tsp mirin
  • 1 tsp soy sauce (use light-colored usukuchi soy sauce, preferably)
  • ½ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt
  • Japanese Ingredient Substitution: If you want substitutes for Japanese condiments and ingredients, click here.
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