Chawanmushi

Name: Chawanmushi
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 500ml dashi stock; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tbsp mirin; 4 pieces chicken thigh, diced small; 4 raw prawns; 4 shiitake mushrooms, sliced; mitsuba or parsley to garnish

Silky steamed savoury egg custard with chicken, prawn and mushroom. Straining the egg and dashi mixture through a fine sieve before pouring removes any air bubbles, giving chawanmushi its signature ultra-smooth texture.

Total time

35 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Japanese

gluten-free

Ingredients

3eggs

500mldashi stock

2 tbsplight soy sauce

1 tbspmirin

4 pieceschicken thigh, diced small

4raw prawns

4shiitake mushrooms, sliced

mitsuba or parsleyto garnish

Instructions

Season chicken and prawns lightly with soy.

Gently mix eggs with dashi, soy and mirin. Strain through a fine sieve.

Divide chicken, prawns and mushrooms among teacups or ramekins.

Pour egg mixture over.

Steam on low heat 15 minutes until just set. Garnish with mitsuba.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

128

Protein

16.4g

Fat

4.4g

Carbs

4.5g

Fiber

0.6g

Sodium

908mg

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