Chawan Mushi with Shrimp and Spring Peas

Name: Chawan Mushi with Shrimp and Spring Peas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 larges 12 baby shrimp or 4 large shrimp, peeled, deveined, coarsely chopped if large; 3 larges eggs; 118 milliliters shelled fresh peas (from about 1/2 pound pods) or frozen peas, thawed; 2 teaspoons instant dashi powder (Japanese soup stock granules); 2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 Tbsp mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine); 2 scallions, whites and pale greens only, thinly sliced; 0 teaspoons toasted sesame oil; 4 larges shiitake mushroom caps, finely chopped

Need a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian side dish? Chawan Mushi with Shrimp and Spring Peas could be a super recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 6g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 65 calories. This recipe serves 6. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Spring. Head to the store and pick up soy sauce, scallions, peas, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine dashi powder, 1 tablespoon mirin, and2 cups warm water in a medium bowl. Stirto dissolve powder.

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Transfer 1 tablespoon dashimixture to a small bowl.

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Add soy sauce, oil,and remaining 2 teaspoons mirin; set dashi sauceaside. Set remaining dashi mixture asidefor custard.

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Custard

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Mirin

Cooking Oil

Set a large bamboo steamer over a largepot filled with 1" of simmering water. Ifusing fresh peas, place in a small wide bowland set bowl in steamer. Cover and cookuntil peas are tender, about 5 minutes(if using frozen peas, do not cook). Repeatwith shrimp and mushrooms, placing eachin separate small wide bowls, and cook insteamer until shrimp are just opaque andmushrooms are softened, about 2 minutesfor each.

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Mushrooms

Shrimp

Water

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Gently mix eggs in a large bowl to blend(do not create bubbles); stir in dashi mixturereserved for custard.

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Custard

Dashi

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Pour custard througha fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl or a 4-cupmeasuring cup.

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Sieve

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Toss peas, mushrooms, and scallions ina medium bowl and combine. Divide allbut 2 tablespoons pea mixture among 6 smallheatproof bowls or 8-ounce ramekins (setremaining pea mixture aside for serving);pour dashi custard over pea mixture,dividing evenly. Tightly cover each bowlwith plastic wrap.

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Mushrooms

Green Onions