Thursday, April 23, 2009

Steamed Egg with Tofu
蒸蛋豆腐

My daughter loves eggs. Eggs done any way. Hard boiled, soft boiled, scrambled, pouched, fried, braised, steamed, etc. except raw eggs. :P She just loves to eat eggs. The other food she likes very much is tofu. I combined the two to come up with another dish that she loves too. It's really easy to made too! Ingredients:
  • 2 eggs
  • a pinch of salt
  • 160ml Broth
  • 1 tube Egg Tofu, cut into pieces
  • 1 Dried Scallop
  • 1 teaspoon Cornflour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Oyster Sauce
How to do it:
  1. Soak the dried scallop in 5 tablespoon of hot water before hand.
  2. Beat egg lightly in a bowl
  3. Add broth and salt.
  4. Mix well.
  5. Sieve the egg mixture if you want a smoother result.
  6. Pour into a shallow flat dish.
  7. Place tofu in it
  8. Cover the bowl with cling wrap or aluminum foil.
  9. Heat a pot of water for steaming.
  10. When the water starts to boil, put in the dish.
  11. Remove when egg is set.
  12. While the egg is cooking, tear the scallop into strands.
  13. Return the dried scallop strands to the water.
  14. Add in oyster sauce and corn flour.
  15. Mix well.
  16. Bring the sauce to a boil while gently stirring it.
  17. Remove and pour over the steamed egg and tofu.
  18. Drizzle with sesame seed oil if you like.
  19. Serve.
Note:
  • Use a shallow dish to steam the egg, then you don't have to cut the tofu too thick and you will be able to see the tofu in the egg when it's done.
  • Use a flat dish so the tofu can be spread out.

16 comments:

  1. Ahhh interesting dish! :) greatly presented :)

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  2. Wow..this sure look great to impress the kids and guests... Thanks for sharing....:)

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  3. thats nice, i can see the effort u put in. Flower cut tofu. Seriously it does attract the kids but also me. well done :) will try this recipe over the week end. Surp!

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  4. Interesting , looks yummy and easy to do. I must try it soon

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  5. looks really pretty! (= thumbs up!~

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  6. Thank you for sharing. Yummy ! Cheers ! Sunshine always.

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  7. Looks good. Is that anything like egg drop soup as far as the consistency?

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  8. Another interesting dish from you. The scallop is something we are not familiar with? We will try this out. Thanks from Santa Barbara, s

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  9. Wow...I love tofu and egg too. Excellent dish. Smooth texture. Thanks for sharing this easy to prepare and delicious dish.

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  10. Luv the addition of scallop in your steamed egg dish, you are so creative :)

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  11. Nice and light soup..thx for sharing :) xx Rico-Recipes

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  12. Thank you everyone for your lovely comments.

    Eric, this is not a soup. It's like the Japanese Chawanmushi - Steam Egg. Except this doesn't use dashi stock. It's more oriental.

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  13. I've been following your blog for sometime now, and tried some recipes... yummy! :-)

    Recently I baked your 15 minute cupcakes, and they turned out good... blogged and linked to your site... boeyjoey.blogspot.com.

    Keep the yummy recipes coming!

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  14. Wow very nice blog, very post!!!

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  15. I love your website! I have a question about the steamed eggs. How long do you steam it?

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  16. How many does this serve?

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