Servings 4
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Fillings (Choose some of the ingredients)
1. Cooking Time: If you use a much larger bowl or ramekin, adjust cooking time appropriately depending on the capacity and thickness of the bowl.
2. Eggs: If you use other sizes of eggs, adjust accordingly to the volume.
3. Dashi: Feel free to use more dashi powder when using strong-flavored fillings or more fillings.
- Homemade Dashi: Make sure to let it cool down before pouring it into the egg mixture.
4. Soy Sauce: Different brands or bottles of soy sauce can vary in their sodium levels, tartness, aroma, texture, and taste. Taste and adjust the amount accordingly.
5. Mirin: Best to use Hon Mirin instead of Aji-Mirin for better flavors. But both will work.
6. Sake: We usually use Gekkeikan sake. You can substitute it with Shaoxing wine, dry sherry wine, or omit it.
7. Fillings:
- No Fillings: You can omit fillings if you want to solely enjoy the melt-in-the-mouth texture and delicate flavors.
- Vegetables: Boil or steam the vegetables to soften them before adding them to the chawanmushi.
- Pat Dry Fillings: Pat dry the vegetables or other ingredients to remove excess liquid. This prevents throwing off the egg-to-liquid ratios or diluting the flavors.
- Filling Types: The fillings will influence the flavor of chawanmushi. If you're adding ingredients like shiitake mushrooms, it'll add a strong flavor. Be careful when adding ingredients with high water content, because they may release moisture that will impact the egg-to-dashi ratio.
- Filling Amount: Limit the amount of fillings you're adding to each ramekin to achieve a balanced fillings-to-custard ratio. If you add too many fillings, you won't be able to enjoy the melt-in-the-mouth texture of the egg custard. Adjust the amount according to your preferences.
- Filling Size: Best to cut the fillings into smaller pieces if you want to enjoy more of the silky smooth texture.
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Calories: 50kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 464mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 121IU | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg