Foolproof Basic Chawanmushi.
You can have Foolproof Basic Chawanmushi using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Foolproof Basic Chawanmushi
- Prepare of Eggs.
- It's of Dried shiitake mushrooms.
- It's of Chicken tender or chicken breast.
- You need of log Kamaboko.
- Prepare of sprigs Mitsuba.
- Prepare of medium-sized Shrimp.
- Prepare of ★Salt.
- It's of ★ Usukuchi soy sauce.
- You need of ★Mirin.
- It's of Japanese dashi stock.
Foolproof Basic Chawanmushi instructions
- Rehydrate the dried shiitake mushrooms. Cut chicken into 2-cm pieces and season lightly with salt and 1/2 tablespoon of sake..
- Devein the shrimps, then boil them and remove the shells. Blanch the mitsuba and tie the stems together in a knot..
- In a sauce pan, heat 50 ml of shiitake mushroom soaking liquid and the Japanese dashi stock. Add the ★ seasoning. Let it cool down..
- Break the eggs into a bowl and beat gently without creating bubbles. Add the dashi made in Step 3 and mix. Strain the mixture..
- Put the chicken, kamaboko, and shiitake mushrooms into the bowls. Add the egg mixture until the bowls are about 60% full..
- Cover with the chawanmushi bowl lids, and place the bowls into a preheated steamer..
- First steam for 2 minutes over high heat, then immediately reduce the heat to low and steam for 13-15 minutes..
- Remove the lids from the bowls and place the mitsuba and shrimp on top. Return the lids and leave for about a minute..