[From April Issue 2010]
Ingredients [Serves 2]
- 1 pc (40g) sasami (white chicken meat)
- a pinch of salt
- 1/2 tsp sake
- 2 mid-size prawns
- 1/2 tsp sake
- 1/4 pkg (30g) shimeji mushrooms
- 2 sprigs mitsuba (honeywort)
Egg liquid
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups dashi (see below)
- 2 cups water (to be boiled down to 1 1/2 cups)
- 5 x 10cm long kelp slices
- 1/2 cup shaved dried bonito
- (A) 1/3 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp mirin cooking sake
- 2 or 3 drops soy sauce
Tips on Making Smooth Chawan-Mushi
For a smooth taste keep the ratio of eggs to stock at 1:3. Since eggs solidify at 80℃, keep the steamer temperature between 80 ~ 90℃, but pay attention. Continuous steaming over a high flame will result in air-bubbles. (“su ga tatsu” in Japanese.)
- Leave the kelp unwashed as the white surface powder adds flavoring. Clean with a dry cloth then let soak in (2 cups) of water for about 30 minutes.
- Heat all the above over a low flame removing the kelp just before it boils. Add shaved, dried bonito, bring to a boil, and then turn off heat. Let cool for a minute or two, then strain stock through a damp, tightly wrung out dishcloth or paper towel.
- With stock still warm (approx. 60℃, the temperature of lukewarm tea), add (A) salt, mirin cooking sake and soy sauce.
- Remove prawns from shells leaving only the tails intact. Devein then pour sake.
- Strip the sasami (white chicken meat) of any bones or cartilage then cut into 4 pieces by sogi-giri (long, thin diagonal cuts). Season with salt and sake.
- After removing the hard tips from the shimeji mushroom, divide them into small amounts. Similarly divide the stems and the leaves of the mitsuba (honeywort). Slice the stems into 2-to-3 cm lengths.
- Break the eggs but do not beat them. Add them to no. 3 above, then strain.
- Put all ingredients except for mitsuba into tea bowls then slowly pour in the egg mix, careful to avoid any air bubbles.
- Put water in steamer and heat over a high flame. When steam occurs, place the tea bowls inside.
- Steam over high flame for 3 minutes. When the surfaces turn whitish, lower the flame and continue steaming for another 12 to 13 minutes.
- Poke a bamboo skewer into a tea bowl, to see if the soup is still clear – if so, stop steaming.
- Turn off heat, then place mitsuba on element and continue steaming with the remaining heat for about a minute.
- Remove tea bowls from steamer and cover with lids. You are now ready to serve.
[2010年4月号掲載記事]
材料(2人分)
- とりささみ 1本(40g)
- 塩 少々
- 酒 小さじ1/2
- えび 中2尾
- 酒 小さじ1/2
- しめじ 1/4パック(30g)
- みつば 2本
卵液
- 卵 2個
- だし カップ1+1/2
- 水 カップ2(出来上がり量 カップ1+1/2)
- こんぶ 約5x10cm角
- けずりかつお カップ1/2
- (A)塩 小さじ1/3
- みりん 小さじ1/2
- しょうゆ 2~3滴
なめらかな茶碗蒸しを作るコツ
卵とだしの割合を、卵1:だし3にすると、なめらかな口あたりになります。また、火加減と加熱時間に気をつけましょう。卵液は80℃で固まるので、蒸し器のなかは80~90℃に保ちます。強火で蒸し続けると、卵液に気泡ができてしまいます。(すが立つと言います)
- こんぶは、表面についている白い粉もうまみの成分なので、洗わずに乾いたふきんでふきます。分量の水(カップ2)に30分以上つけます。
- 1を弱めの火にかけ、ふっとう直前にこんぶを取り出します。けずりかつおを入れ、再びふっとうしたら、火を止めます。1~2分おいて、かたくしぼった布きんやペーパータオルでこします。
- だしが温かいうち(60℃。ぬるめのお茶くらいの温度)に(A)塩、みりん、しょうゆを加えます。
- えびは尾の1節を残して殻をむき、背わたをとります。酒をふります。
- とりささみは筋をとり、ささみを4切れのそぎ切りにします。それに塩、酒で下味をつけます。
- しめじは石づきを落し、小房に分けます。みつばは茎と葉に分け、茎は2~3cmに切ります。
- 卵は泡立てないようにほぐし、3とあわせてこします。
- みつば以外の材料を茶碗に入れ、卵液を静かに注ぎます。表面に泡が出来たら泡をとります。
- 蒸し器に水を入れ強火にかけます。蒸気が充分に出てきたら、茶碗をのせます。
- 始めの3分は強火で、表面が白っぽくなったら弱火にして、12~13分蒸します。
- 竹串を刺してみて、穴の汁がすんでいれば蒸し上がりです。
- 火を止めて、みつばをのせて、1分ほど蒸らします。
- 取り出してふたをしてできあがりです。
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