Chinese Steamed Egg
You're in for a treat this week! I'll be featuring Cantonese-styled Chinese dishes. These recipes are near and dear to me because I grew up eating this stuff. Today's post will be a recipe for steamed egg, and Friday I'll post a recipe for steamed pork. These are Chinese comfort foods, cheap to cook, and easy to make. It's one of those dishes you order at authentic Chinese restaurants. Honestly, only someone that is well-versed in Chinese food would get it.
This dish is a staple steamed egg dish. If you didn't grow up with it, it's just egg to you. You don't necessary think to order it at a restaurant, but when you see it on the menu, you want it! But it's not just egg. To Chinese families, it's beyond that. It's childhood memories. It's knowing that steamed egg goes great with rice. It's also a craving. It's like being able to bake french fries at home, but isn't it so much better buying it from McDonald's?
Anyhoo, I got this recipe off a friend who posted their dinner on Facebook. Once I saw his picture of the steamed egg dish, I private messaged him because I had to know how to make it for my husband. Egg is one of his favorite foods, and ice cream... and steak... and pizza... and Snickers... I digress. Egg!
This recipe is super easy! Let's do this!
Chinese Steamed Egg Recipe
Ingredients:
My father in law loves this dish. And MG, he is able to eat just this for dinner and he would be happy. It's not just egg. It's the joy you get from eating it, a happy belly! It's the childhood memory of your mom letting you beat the eggs for this dish. It's about the family dinners where everyone had time to sit around the table to enjoy dinner.
Have you had this dish before? What are your thoughts?
Stay tuned on Friday for my steamed pork recipe,
Jay
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Special thanks to Ernest for the recipe
You can purchase my steamer from Amazon here

- 4 large eggs (straight from the fridge)
- Half a can of chicken broth
- Teaspoon of oil
- 1/2 teaspoon of soy sauce
- Chopped green scallions or cilantro for garnish (optional)


