Steamed Egg Custard

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 25 minutes

Serves: 1

Steamed Egg Custard

Steamed Egg Custard, inspired by a traditional Japanese dish, has become a popular choice in Thai cuisine, appreciated for its versatility and variety of fillings such as shrimp, ginkgo nuts, shiitake mushrooms, and spring onions.

Ingredients

Steps

  • Cooking Steamed Egg Custard:

    1. Crack the eggs into a bowl. In this case, use 2 eggs, which measure about 100 ml; you will need 150 ml of water. Eggs to water = 1:1.5

      Crack the eggsAdd water-Steamed Egg Custard

    2. Whisk the eggs and water until well combined. Season with light soy sauce and oyster sauce.

      Whisk the eggs Season with light soy sauce-Steamed Egg CustardSeason with oyster sauce-Steamed Egg Custard

    3. Strain the mixture three times for the smoothest texture. Skim off any bubbles.

      Strain the mixture Skim off any bubbles.for the smoothest texture

    4. Cover the bowl with foil before steaming for 10-15 minutes to prevent water droplets from falling onto the surface. Use medium to medium-high heat for steaming.

      Cover the bowl with foil steaming for 10-15 minutes

    5. While waiting, pound the garlic, coriander root, and white pepper into a paste (known as "Three Friends" in Thai cuisine).

      pound the garlicpound the coriander rootPound the pepper "Three Friends", a paste

    6. Heat a pan, add oil, and sauté the aromatic paste until fragrant.

      Heat a pan, add oil sauté the aromatic paste

    7. Add the minced pork and stir until cooked through.

      Add the minced pork

    8. Season with light soy sauce and oyster sauce. Adjust the flavor to taste and set aside.

      Season with light soy Season with oyster sauce Adjust the flavor to taste and set aside.

    9. After steaming, the egg custard should have a smooth, bouncy surface. Top with the cooked pork mixture, fried shallots, and fresh coriander leaves for garnish.

      After steaming, top with the cooked pork mixture, fried shallots, coriander leaves

Recipe Notes

Tips

Steamed egg custard can be a vegetarian dish; you don’t have to add any meat as a topping. You can enjoy steamed egg custard on its own, or you can add some vegetables to the egg mixture before steaming, turning it into stuffed steamed egg custard!