Steamed Egg with Minced Pork

Chinese Steamed Egg with Minced Pork, Carrots & Scallions 猪肉蒸蛋
The method of making this steamed egg dish is similar to my Chawanmushi recipe, with some modifications. The main difference is that for this recipe, the eggs mixture just about cover the minced pork (see second photo below), wheras in the chawanmushi, there was more egg mixture compared to the filling. Hence it is recommended that you use a shallow & wide dish to make this. Chawanmushi uses kombu and bonito stock. But since this is the Chinese style, you can also use any clear, light coloured type Chinese soup you are cooking that day (such as this and this) for the egg custard stock. I really love this simple dish, it is comforting and delicious, and I can never seem to have enough warm, fluffy rice to go with it ;)
Ingredients
(Serves 2-4)
- 150g minced pork
- 1/2 tsp vegetable/olive oil
- 1 carrot (but you’ll be only using some of it)
A) For the egg custard mixture
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup water or stock
- 1/2 tsp Chinese cooking wine
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp light soy sauce (for seasoning the egg mixture, exclude or use less soy sauce if using stock)
B) Marinade for the minced pork
- 1/2 tsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp Chinese cooking wine
- a bit of Chinese white pepper
- 1/2 stalk spring onions, finely chopped (use the green upper part)
Directions
1) Using a vegetable peeler, shave some carrot slices, then stack the slices vertically, cut them to thin strips and then chop to smaller pieces to get finely chopped carrots.
2) Preparing the egg custard mixture
i) Break the eggs into the bowl. To minimize bubbles, do not beat the eggs but gently stir the eggs with a pair of chopsticks using a cutting action.
ii) Add the rest of the ingredients from (A) to the eggs mixture. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve.
3) Preparing the minced pork
i) Combine marinade (B) with minced pork and mix well. Leave for at least 10 minutes.
ii) Heat wok with a bit of oil, then stir fry the minced pork till they are no longer pink, breaking them to smaller bits using your spatula. Do not overcook.
iii) Arrange the stir-fried minced pork in a thin layer on a shallow dish. Then pour the stained egg mixture over gently. Top with some chopped carrots prepared in step 1. If you see any bubbles, “flatten” the surface gently with the back of a spoon.
4) Cover the dish with transparent food wrap or aluminum foil.
5) Steam the egg custard over high heat for about 15 mins. To test if the egg mixture is cooked, insert a bamboo stick into the mixture: if a little clear liquid comes out, it is cooked. Serve with warm rice.

Steamed Egg with Minced Pork – Inside
Cooking Notes:
- Straining the mixture through a fine sieve minimize bubbles from forming on the surface of the custard.
- Use a ceramic material for steaming the egg custard. Plastic material will melt during steaming.
- Use a wide, shallow dish for steaming so that you get a thin custard, and also the cooking will be more even.
- If you happen to be cooking Chinese soups (clear, light coloured type) on the day you are making this, you can use the soup as the stock base for the egg custard.
- When steaming the egg custard, make sure the dish is sealed, other wise the evaporating droplets will land on the custard during steaming and cause unsightly bubbles.
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{ 38 comments… read them below or add one }
So it’s kind of like a Chinese quiche? Looks tasty, I’m going to have to try it out. :)
it’s more like an egg custard, I think the thin layer resembles a quiche in a way hehe
A very nice looking dish and if it has egg, pork and onion then it’s for me!
Increasing my appetite rapidly :lol:
Cheers!
Gera
The texture looks so delicate! The custard sounds delicious.
Haven’t had these steam eggs for a while…love it with pork meat…yummie. Will definitely try your recipe.
Thanks! Hope you like it when you try it out :)
yummy…….. awesome photos, as always.
this reminds me of my childhood days with my ah mah in taiping (a small town in msia). she is a nyonya with super cooking skills. each time i think of her, i kick myself for not learning how to cook from her. will definitely try out the recipe soon, and let you know of the outcome.
thanks alot for sharing!
Thanks for your kind words skinnymum :-) Hope you will love this when you try it.
I call this as toddler dish, hehe…Children love it very much. Furthermore easy to consume.
Yes … good for young and old … definitely very chew-friendly!
Wow, your step by step instructions are good! I can’t make a decent steam egg cos it always ended up like ‘orange peel’ surface with lotsa holes. Now I know where the faults are. :wink:
hehe thanks girl. glad you find the tips useful :halo:
It is so smooth and perfect!! Goes well with a bowl of rice. ;)
I think my little one will love this!
Also one of my favorites leh, to whip up at home. I love this with plain porridge too….all soft, almost like “bo geh”‘s (for the toothless) food. Buahahahha!
Yes, you are right, this is food for the “bo gehs” kekeke :D
lovely comfort food..now mis my mom cooking just looking at your steam egg
hehe, looks like this is the childhood comfort dish for many people.
Looks yummy… good idea to add the minced pork! :)
Steamed egg with minced pork… classic!! I love this dish. Very nice!! yum..
oohh lovely. this is similar to steam egg and pork custard we made for vietnamese broken rice dish, com tam suon bi cha. we like using annato seeds to add some color.
I loved this! My mom used to make this for us.
Oh yes! A comfort dish indeed.. not to mention one dish that will not break the bank!
Is it a necessity to use minced pork? My mother makes this dish often and I hardly touch it, mainly because I hate eating pork. Will it taste just as good with diced chicken? I’ve asked my mother before but she feels pork tastes better in this dish. What’s your take?
Hi Candice, I think you can try minced chicken (not diced coz I think the texture won’t be so nice and it takes longer to cook), or minced prawns if you don’t like pork. I think it will still be nice :-)
Sounds rather like chawanmushi! And we Koreans also have a similar steamed egg recipe, but with scallions…Minced pork makes it sound SO flavorful, with the juices from the pork! YUM!
Yummy…
Looks just delectable! Which reminds me, it’s been ages since we’ve had a steamed egg dish.
I eat this always when I was a kid, my fave but my mom does not use carrots, it adds some nice color to the steam egg. Yours looks so smooth, comforting. Wonderful!
carrots are not a usual addition, but like you said I thought it added some nice colours to the dish. Thanks for your kind words :)
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Hi,
I m a sotong at cooking so I just want to check for ingredients you indicate for example 3/4 cup is abt how many ml?
Hi Carol, you know the cup that comes with the rice cooker? It usually has some markings on it. 1 cup is 200ml so 3/4 cup is roughly 150ml.
is it common to be watery? i tried with 2 large eggs (4 egg yolks) in total and 3/4 cup of water…it turned out to be very watery.
Hi eggmaniac, I don’t think it’s supposed to be watery. Hmm u included the egg white ya? How about reducing the stock and see if that works for you. Also the cup I refer to is the Japanese cup measurement (1 cup =200ml) not the US cup measurement (1 cup =250ml).
thanks wiffy…will try that in the future..thnk u again.
Hi i love all your recipes and this website you created. It is so refreshing and friendly for a beginner cooker like me! Thanks for making cooking a tad more enjoyable and fuss free for everyone. You rock!
Thank you so much for your encouragement Debbie :)