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Instant Pot Chawanmushi

Name: Instant Pot Chawanmushi
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1¾ cups dashi; 3 large egg; 1 tsp mirin; 1 tsp Usukuchi (light-color) soy sauce; ½ tsp kosher salt; 1 chicken thigh; 5 shrimp; 2 tbsp sake; 1.4 oz carrot; 5 stalks mitsuba (Japanese parsley); 2.3 oz shimeji mushroom; 1 inch kamaboko (fish cake)

⏱ 140 min🍽 Serves 5

A delicate Japanese savory egg custard steamed in a dashi-based sauce with chicken, shrimp, mushrooms, and seasonal ingredients. Silky smooth and traditionally prepared, it's the perfect appetizer to start your Japanese meal.

Adapted from a video by Just One Cookbook

How to Make Instant Pot Chawanmushi (Recipe) 茶碗蒸しの作り方 (圧力鍋)

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Ingredients

dashi400 ml; use kombu dashi for vegetarian1¾ cups
large egg3
mirin1 tsp
Usukuchi (light-color) soy sauceor use regular soy sauce or gluten-free soy sauce1 tsp
kosher salt½ tsp
chicken thigh3.4 oz / 96 g; skip for vegetarian1
shrimp2.6 oz / 73 g; skip for vegetarian5

Steps

1
Prepare the egg mixture by combining dashi, eggs, mirin, usukuchi soy sauce, and kosher salt in a bowl. Stir gently until well combined, being careful not to create too many bubbles.
2
Prepare the ingredients: marinate the chicken thigh and shrimp separately with sake. Cut the carrot into small pieces, keep the mitsuba and shimeji mushrooms whole, and slice the kamaboko.
3
Divide the chicken, shrimp, mushrooms, carrot, and kamaboko among five 200-ml chawanmushi bowls.
4
Carefully pour the egg mixture into each bowl until about three-quarters full. Cover with lids or aluminum foil.
5
Place the steamer rack in the Instant Pot and add water to the marked level. Arrange the egg mixture bowls on the steamer rack.
6
Close the Instant Pot lid and set to cook on high pressure for 6 minutes.
7
After cooking, allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then quick-release any remaining pressure.
8
Open the lid and carefully remove the bowls. Garnish the top of each bowl with mitsuba leaves.
9
Serve the chawanmushi hot and enjoy.

Instant Pot Chawanmushi

Ingredients

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