Cold or hot water for steamed eggs with clams? Many people don't know that steamed eggs like this are as tender as tofu

There is skill in making egg custard, and sometimes the eggs will be steamed out of the holes if you are not careful, or the steamed ones will be holes, which will affect the appetite very much. How to make steamed eggs with clams, as tender as tofu without holes? First of all, the water used to steam eggs is not cold water or boiling water, but warm water at about 45 degrees, and the eggs steamed out with warm water are the most tender. Secondly, buckle a plate on top of the eggs; The heat and time are also very critical, after the water is boiled, steam over medium-low heat, and the time is controlled at about 12~15 minutes.  

raw material

19 clams, 2 eggs, 2 green onions, 2 cloves of garlic.

seasoning

Salt, light soy sauce and cooking oil.

method

Step 1: Pour the bought clams into a large bowl, pour in an appropriate amount of water to cover the clams, pour in a small spoon of salt and stir well, and let the clams spit out sediment for another 3 hours.

Step 2: Cut the garlic into thin slices, cut the green onion into small pieces and put it in a bowl, leave some green onion leaves and cut into chopped green onions for later use.

Step 3: Make a bowl of seasoning sauce for steamed eggs with clams, heat the pot and pour in two spoons of cooking oil, add garlic slices and green onions to fry until fragrant, pour in two spoons of light soy sauce and boil when the green onion is fried until it is slightly yellow on medium-low heat, and then immediately pour it out of the pot and pour it into the bowl for later use.

Step 4: After spitting out the mud and sand, clean it and set it aside, boil the water, pour the water into the clams to blanch, and boil the clams on high heat until they are opened. 

Step 5: Pour the blanched clams into a plate and set them up, don't pour the blanched clams, keep them for later use.

Step 6: Beat two eggs into the bowl, pour in 3 grams of edible salt and beat with chopsticks to make the egg yolk and egg white fully blend together, then pour in 250 grams of water just boiled clams, the temperature of the water is about 45 degrees, the egg custard steamed with warm water is the most tender, and then stir well with chopsticks.

Step 7: Prepare a fine sieve, strain the egg mixture and pour it into the plate of the clams, the sifting is to filter out the unbeaten egg whites and yolks to make the steamed egg custard more delicate.

Step 8: Then put the egg mixture in the steamer.

Step 9: Buckle a plate on top of the egg liquid to prevent water vapor from dripping into the eggs, cover the lid, turn the water to medium-low heat and steam for about 12 minutes.

Step 10: Steam the clam egg custard and take it out, sprinkle some chopped green onions, pour in the sauce you just made and enjoy the food.

The steamed eggs with clams are done, the egg custard is delicious and fragrant, and the eggs are as tender as tofu without holes, and friends who like it can try it!

Tips:

The water in which the clams are boiled is very fresh, so don't pour it out, add it to the eggs to make the steamed egg custard more delicious. The sauce for the steamed eggs is also crucial, and the scallion oil fried with garlic and shallots is poured into the egg custard to make it the icing on the cake.