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Chinese Steamed Egg Recipe (蒸蛋)

March 22, 2022

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This super soft steamed egg is always a must when I got home to see my grandma! The egg is silky and smooth thanks to my dad’s tricks. We added dried scallop and dried shrimp to give it extra umami flavor.

If you’re vegetarian or don’t have dried scallop or shrimp, you can skip this step. Something I love about this dish is that steamed egg is a worldwide dish! There’s flan, egg tarts, korean steamed egg and more. However, this recipe always has a special place in my heart!

Where to buy dried scallop and dried shrimp

dried shrimp and dried scallop
Soak dried scallop and shrimp in water prior to cooking

You can find dried scallop and dried shrimp in most Chinese/Asian grocery stores. Its located in the refrigerated section with the Chinese sausage. If you can’t find any, you can buy it on Amazon linked here for scallop and shrimp! However, the ones at the Chinese stores are best ◡̈

Whenever you want to cook with dried scallop and dried shrimp, make sure you soak in water the night prior. Also, you will need to steam for 5 minutes to soften the shrimp and scallop.

Tips & tricks for smooth steamed egg:

  • Use warm water to mix with the eggs! The temperature should be around 30-45 C or 86-113 F
  • Mix warm water with 1 tsp of cornstarch.
  • Use a bowl to cover the egg when steaming.
  • make sure your steaming bowl is hot before pouring your egg mixture
steamed egg recipe chinese

INGREDIENTS YOU NEED FOR YOUR STEAMED EGG:

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/4 cup warm water
  • 1 tsp corn starch
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tbs olive oil
  • 6 dried dried shrimp (optional)
  • 2-3 medium sized dried scallop (optional)

garnish:

  • half green onion, sliced
  • 1/2 tablespoon knorr seasoning or preferred soy sauce

STEPS TO MAKE THE STEAMED EGG:

[Optional step for dried shrimp and dried scallop]:

Soak dried shrimp and dried scallop the night prior. After soaking for at least 12+ hours, drain the water. Shred the dried scallop and place on the plate with the dried shrimp. Steam for 5 minutes. Set aside.

Make Egg Mixture:

  • Step 1: In a mixing bowl, whisk 3 eggs. After whisking, add 1/2 tsp sugar and 1/2 tsp salt. Whisk again.
  • Step 2: In another bowl, mix together 1 tsp corn starch with 1 & 1/4 cup warm water (30-45 C or 86-113F). Add water to the egg mixture from step 1. Whisk the egg and water together, then scoop out bubbles with a spoon from whisking.

Steam Egg:

  • Step 3: Heat up your bowl – Boil water in a large pot. Then, add your wire rack and an empty bowl to the large pot. Add 1/2 tablespoon olive oil in the bowl. Add dried shrimp and dried scallop (if you made some prior) and steam your bowl (without the egg) for 5 minutes on medium high heat. Make sure the water is already boiling when steaming.
  • Step 4: Add your egg mixture to the hot bowl. Add a bowl or plate to cover the egg mixture. Steam on medium high heat for 6-7 minutes. Then, turn off heat and let the bowl sit in the pot for another 5 minutes.
  • Step 5: Take the egg bowl out with oven mitts or towel. Garnish with sliced green onions and soy sauce.
steamed egg with green onions and scallop
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Chinese Steamed Egg

Steamed egg with dried scallop and shrimp for a delicious & umami dish!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Keyword: egg, steamed, vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs beaten
  • 1¼ cup warm water
  • 1 teaspoon corn starch
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • 6 dried shrimp optional
  • 2-3 medium sized scallop optional

garnish

  • half green onion sliced
  • ½ tablespoon knorr seasoning or preferred soy sauce

Instructions

[Optional step for dried shrimp and dried scallop]:

  • Soak dried shrimp and dried scallop the night prior. After soaking for at least 12+ hours, drain the water. Shred the dried scallop and place on the plate with the dried shrimp. Steam for 5 minutes. Set aside.

Make Egg Mixture:

  • In a mixing bowl, whisk 3 eggs. After whisking, add 1/2 tsp sugar and 1/2 tsp salt. Whisk again.
  • In another bowl, mix together 1 tsp corn starch with 1 & 1/4 cup warm water (30-45 C or 86-113F). Add water to the egg mixture from step 1. Whisk the egg and water together, then scoop out bubbles with a spoon from whisking.

Steam Egg:

  • Heat up your bowl – Boil water in a large pot. Then, add your wire rack and an empty bowl to the large pot. Add 1/2 tablespoon olive oil in the bowl. Add dried shrimp and dried scallop (if you made some prior) and steam your bowl (without the egg) for 5 minutes on medium high heat. Make sure the water is already boiling when steaming.
  • Add your egg mixture to the hot bowl. Add a bowl or plate to cover the egg mixture. Steam on medium high heat for 6-7 minutes. Then, turn off heat and let the bowl sit in the pot for another 5 minutes.
  • Take the egg bowl out with oven mitts or towel. Garnish with sliced green onions and soy sauce.

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Try our other family recipes here:

  • Chinese stuffed tofu – soft and silky tofu with tender shrimp filling is from a Hakka recipe!
  • Egg drop soup – want something warm and delicious? The soft egg white and silky tofu makes for a great meal!
  • Chinese shrimp and egg – a classic Cantonese dish that is made in 10 minutes!

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Comments

  1. Jess says

    October 14, 2022 at 12:21 am

    Followed this recipe to the tee, nothing happened with my egg mixture. Watched the video and noticed the recipe did not mention frying the scallop as compared to the video. No mention on how much water was supposed to be added for this either. Wasted a hour of my life to be disappointed.

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    • Cook With Dana says

      October 17, 2022 at 5:27 pm

      Hi Jess, so sorry to hear the recipe did not work for you. Thank you for letting me know that the recipe was confusing. I updated the recipe to make the instructions with pictures that are easier to follow ◡̈ I did not make changes to the water amount. It is still listed as 1 & 1/4 cup to add to the egg. As for the amount of water for the boiling pot, it really depends how large your pot & wire rack is. This doesn’t need to be an exact measurement but you can try 3-5 cups first.

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