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Zheng Shui Dan (Steamed Egg Custard)
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Zheng Shui Dan (Steamed Egg Custard) is Chinese home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre and the protein alongside. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Beat the eggs gently in a bowl, trying not to whip in too much air.
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Whisk in the chicken broth and salt until fully combined.
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Strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a heatproof bowl to remove any bubbles or unbeaten egg, which is what gives the custard its silky texture.
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Cover the bowl tightly with foil or a plate to keep condensation from dripping in.
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Set the bowl in a steamer or on a rack in a pot with an inch of simmering water, and steam over medium-low heat until just set with a gentle wobble in the center, about 12 minutes.
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Carefully remove the bowl and drizzle with the soy sauce and sesame oil.
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Scatter with scallions and serve warm, straight from the bowl.
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Serve it with
A Chinese dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Zheng Shui Dan (Steamed Egg Custard), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Zheng Shui Dan (Steamed Egg Custard) carries gluten, eggs, soy, and sesame. It is free of the remaining 6 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Bai Zhou (Plain Rice Congee) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Bai Zhou (Plain Rice Congee) |
| Soy | Yes | Bai Zhou (Plain Rice Congee) |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | Yes | Bai Zhou (Plain Rice Congee) |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 180 kcal
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 3 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sugar
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 1040 mg
- Saturated fat
- 4 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Zheng Shui Dan (Steamed Egg Custard) takes about 20 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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