Steamed eggs with leeks

[jflim]

Name of Recipe: Steamed Eggs with Leeks

Ingredients:
Eggs x 3
Leek x 1 stalk/stem ( thinly sliced rings)
Salt or Light Soya sauce
Pepper



Preparation:

1.   Gently beat eggs in dish for steaming.
2.   Mix in sliced leek.
3.   Add in slightly more than one tablespoon water.
4.   Add salt or soya sauce & pepper to taste.
5.   If water below is already hot, set at Varoma, speed 2-3 for 8 minutes.
6.   Garnish with fried onions & garlic before serving. (optional)


Tips/Hints:

1.   Other types of vegetable may replace the leek in this recipe. Chopped tomato too or sliced shitake mushrooms… some use pickled vegetables or simply eggs alone.
2.   Eggs can be reduced to 2 or 1 even and the amount of water will give you a firmer or softer end result.
3.   Another favourite way of this dish is with the addition of minced meat. Preferably minced pork or chicken – approximately 150g with an egg. Sometimes I use two eggs and more water. There’s this pickled veg – chopped up; that gives the dish a  crunchy texture. Add 5-8minutes to ensure the meat is cooked properly but not too long as it will be too hard.
4.   Some would even add in a salted duck egg or the black century eggs with the normal ones.
5.   Garnishing is optional. Fresh parsley or coriander leaves or fried onions or fried garlic or nothing at all! 
6.   There are many ways you can add flavours and taste to this dish but it’s basic ingredients are eggs, minced meat, salt and pepper.

This dish is very common in most Chinese homes here and it’s one of the easiest to prepare and enjoyed with rice.
I hope you will try it. Easy, quick and tasty. You can steam it while cooking your rice below.

Enjoy!

[Cornish Cream]

I love recipes that are quick and full of flavour, especially when I'm running late and have no idea of what to cook.

[achookwoman]

JFLim,  thanks again for this recipe.   For years I have made this on stove top and we love it,   I usually add bean shoots and a few water chestnuts.  Never thought to convert to TMX.!!!  Good photos again.

[thermoheaven]

Thank you so much for posting JF! These recipes are great!

[jflim]

Thank you all. Glad you like it. 

[CreamPuff63]

simple and delicous by the looks. jflim is your bowl you are using in the varoma a special Thermomix bowl?

[jflim]

simple and delicous by the looks. jflim is your bowl you are using in the varoma a special Thermomix bowl?

Hi CreamPuff63,

No it's not. My mum actually went looking for these oval dishes and came back with a few different sizes.

[CreamPuff63]

did she find them in an Asian shop, or a cookware shop - I've never seen that particular shape in stainless steel?

[jflim]

did she find them in an Asian shop, or a cookware shop - I've never seen that particular shape in stainless steel?

Well in Malaysia you can see them in many places. Even the hawkers are selling stainless steel wares at the morning market. I would suggest you check in the Asian and Indian shops where you are, I assume is Australia. They may carry these wares. Or China town. Hope this helps

[jflim]

Hi everyone!

Here's a pic of what I did yesterday. Same method, slightly different ingredients 

Eggs, sliced tomatoes, tiny diced carrots to give a crunchy texture, bit of sliced shallots, chopped up prawns, salt & pepper to taste and fish balls with cheese inside them!

Weird but delicious! 

[cookie1]

These really look amazing.

[jflim]

These really look amazing.

Thank you cookie1....they tasted delicious too.