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Chawanmushi (Japanese Steamed Egg Custard)
Ingredients
  • 2 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • 3 Tbsp water
  • ½ cup dashi (120 ml)
  • ½ boneless skinless chicken thigh
  • ½ Tbsp sake (for chicken)
  • 1 large egg
  • 6 slices carrot (thin round slices)
  • 6 ginkgo nuts (pre-cooked; optional)
  • 1 oz shimeji mushrooms (30 g)
  • 6 slices Kamaboko (fish cake) (thin slices)
  • 4 Mitsuba (Japanese parsley) (or 1 green onion/scallion)
  • subheading: Seasonings:
  • ½ tsp mirin
  • ½ tsp soy sauce (Preferably use Usukuchi Soy Sauce (light color soy sauce so the egg mixture will not become too dark.)
  • ¼ tsp kosher/sea salt (use half for table salt)
  • subheading: Toppings (optional):
  • 2 pieces uni (sea urchin)
  • 2 Tbsp Ikura (salmon roe)
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