Microwave Steamed Egg Custard
Cuisine: Chinese
Eggs is what defines Microwave Steamed Egg Custard, a home vegetable dish.
Difficulty
2 / 5
★★☆☆☆
Estimated Calories
160 kcal
Ingredients
- You can make at most three servings at a time. For more than 3 people, make it in several batches.
- Eggs
- Water
Steps
- Crack the eggs into a microwave-safe ceramic bowl and beat them with chopsticks.
- Add the water and salt and stir well.
- Add the dried baby shrimp to the bowl and stir so they don't clump together.
- Finely chop the scallion into pieces about 0.6±3 mm across, add to the bowl and stir well.
- Put the bowl in the microwave and cover it with cling film or a microwave-safe ceramic plate (note: do not seal it; leave room for expansion). Heat for 2 minutes (500 W).
- Carefully remove the cling film or cover, then heat for another 2 minutes.
- If your microwave has no turntable, slowly rotate the bowl 180 degrees horizontally so the contents heat evenly.
- Add the sesame oil.
- Carefully take the bowl out of the microwave (it is really hot).
- If you choose to add soy sauce, use just enough that it flows over the surface and coats the custard in the thinnest possible layer.
- Happily enjoy your egg custard.
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Notes
Microwave egg custard is a quick and simple home-style steamed egg dish, silky and tender, perfect as a late-night snack or a quick bite. Eggs are rich in high-quality protein and many vitamins, and the dried shrimp add calcium. It is very beginner-friendly since there is no heat control to master, and it takes only about 10 minutes from beating the eggs to serving.
Estimated difficulty: ★★
Estimated calories: 160 kcal
Group: Steamed egg custard
Calculation:
Before each cook, decide how many servings you plan to make. One serving is just right for 1 person.
Totals:
- Eggs 2 × servings
- Water 200 ml × servings
- Dried baby shrimp 10 × servings (optional)
- Scallion 5 g × servings (optional)
- Salt 3 g × servings
- Soy sauce (optional)
- Sesame oil 1 ml (optional)
- One egg weighs about 50±5 g. If you use other kinds of eggs, adjust the water proportionally.
- Be sure to beat the eggs thoroughly, otherwise a mild egg explosion may occur.
- Eggs and water must not exceed 2/3 of the bowl's capacity, or it may overflow.