Steamed Egg with Clams

Name: Steamed Egg with Clams
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 200g Green clam; 3 pieces Soil eggs; Some salt; 3 slices ginger; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 1/2 tablespoon Soy sauce; Some chopped green onion

by Sago Fiona

4.7 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

10m

Serving

1

Many people like to order a clam steamed egg when dining in a restaurant. It is delicious and nutritious, especially when there are elderly and children dining together, it is loved because of its smoothness and delicateness.
Some people may think that their own steaming is not delicious, how can they be steamed as smooth and delicate as the restaurant. Did they add any additives? Okay, is there any additives in the restaurant? It's hard to say. I think it shouldn't be necessary. But what I want to say here is that if you want to make it yourself, as long as you have the heart to remember the 4 points, then you can also make a tender and delicious clam steamed egg.
First of all, there is no need to talk about the selected eggs. We all know that it is best to make custard with native eggs. How can the restaurant use native eggs for you, so we still win this point. Secondly, choose clams. The best choice for steamed eggs is green clams. Green clams are slightly more nutritious than clams. The most important thing is that it is long and beautiful, round and round. This is a world of beauty. The second point wins.
Okay, now let’s talk about how to make clam steamed eggs that are tender and beautiful. In fact, to put it bluntly, it is very simple. You really only need to pay attention to 4 points.
Since it is said to be steamed clams, steam the clams in water. And it should be warm, not cold.
The ratio of egg liquid to clam water is 1:1 or 1:1.5. The egg custard made with this ratio has just the softness and the mixed egg liquid should be filtered, or use a spoon to skim the bubbles. This custard is delicate enough.
The steamed custard should not be used on high fire. The time should be controlled at about 8 minutes, generally not more than 10 minutes. Otherwise, the taste will not be good

Ingredients

200g Green Clam
3 pieces Soil Eggs
Some Salt
3 slices Ginger
2 teaspoons Sesame Oil
1/2 tablespoon Soy Sauce
Some Chopped Green Onion

Steamed Egg with Clams

1. Choose live clams, and pay attention to the live clams with their tongues out. Of course, those who don't stick out their tongues are not necessarily bad, but they are worried that there is a pile of dirt inside. After buying it, put it in clean water and add a little cooking oil. Raise it for 2 hours and let it spit out mud and sand.

2. Boil 2 bowls of hot water, add 3 slices of ginger, some salt, and add the washed clams after the water is boiled. At this time, prepare a pair of chopsticks and a spoon. Give it a stir. See which clam is open, and quickly fish it out. Because the clams have front and back openings, you can't wait for all the openings to be fished, as they will get old. As long as you open it, you have to fish it out

3. After all the clams are fished out, if there is still sand on the shells, it is best to rinse them again with running water. The cooked clam soup is allowed to stand and let it warm until it is warm, and the ginger and the silt at the bottom of the pot are filtered out. Beat 3 eggs.

4. Mix the egg liquid and the water for cooking clams in a ratio of 1:1 or 1:1.5. Use a finer sieve to filter out the bubbles. This step is particularly critical, so that the steamed egg is delicate and not empty. (If you don’t have a sieve at home, just use a spoon to skim it out)

5. Put the cooked clams into the sifted egg bowl, cover the surface with a layer of plastic wrap, tighten it a bit, and pierce a few small holes with a toothpick. After the water in the steamer is boiled over high heat, turn to medium heat. Put on the bowl. Cover the pot tightly and steam for about 8 minutes. It depends on the size of the container, generally it will not exceed 10 minutes. Otherwise, steaming is not good when it gets old. Before eating, drizzle with sesame oil and light soy sauce, and sprinkle with chopped green onion. Especially delicious.

Tips:
Use the water of boiled clams to steam the eggs, turning the soup into the original food, so that the steamed custard is particularly delicious. Only need to master the above few points. Novices can make delicious and beautiful custard.