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Steamed Egg Custard with Morel Mushrooms and Shrimp Paste

Steamed Egg Custard with Morel Mushrooms and Shrimp Paste

Name: Steamed Egg Custard with Morel Mushrooms and Shrimp Paste
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 4 Morel mushrooms; 3 Eggs; 230 Water; 150 Shrimp paste; 10 Chicken bouillon; a dash Steamed fish soy sauce

Other★ Easy40min

Prep 15m ·
Cook 25m ·
2 Servings

IngredientsWhat you'll need for Steamed Egg Custard with Morel Mushrooms and Shrimp Paste

	Ingredient	Amount	Notes
	Morel mushrooms	4
	Eggs	3
	Water	230
	Shrimp paste	150
	Chicken bouillon	10
	Steamed fish soy sauce	a dash

A delicious Steamed Egg Custard with Morel Mushrooms and Shrimp Paste recipe.

Cooking StepsHow to cook Steamed Egg Custard with Morel Mushrooms and Shrimp Paste step by step

Step 1 Detail

Fresh morels bought from Dingdong grocery. They tend to be quite large — you can also use dried ones rehydrated. I stuffed four morels with one box of shrimp paste.
Step 2 Detail

Beat 3 eggs in a bowl.
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Add 1.5 times the volume of water (approx. 230ml) and whisk well.
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Squeeze in one pump of chicken bouillon. If you don’t have it, add a teaspoon of salt instead.
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Strain the egg mixture through a fine sieve for a silky texture.
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While the water comes to a boil, prepare the stuffed morels. Slice each morel open and fill with shrimp paste. You can also pipe it in with a piping bag for plump results, but you’ll lose the nice red cut surface.
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Once water is steaming, place the egg custard in and steam for about 15 minutes. Adjust based on your usual steaming power — I slightly over-steamed mine this time.
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Arrange the stuffed morels on top of the custard and steam for another 8 minutes.
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The morels release umami liquid into the egg custard, making it even more delicious.
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Sprinkle with chopped scallions and drizzle with hot oil to finish.
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Done! Time to dig in!
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I also made a mixed ‘family fortune’ style soup. Adding chicken bouillon made it incredibly savory and saved me the trouble of making stock from scratch.
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This time I used Nan Shi Zhao brand fresh chicken bouillon. It has a much cleaner ingredient list than products like Nong Tang Bao. If you don’t have time to make chicken stock, add a little of this to stir-fries, noodles, wontons, or dumplings — it instantly elevates the dish.