SAVORY EGG DISHES - Spring 2024 (Apr-Jun) Dish of the Quarter

[Saregama]

Speaking of Chawanmushi et al, how did I forget it was one of my four favorite recipes of 2023?!

And there’s a prior thread on savory Asian egg custards.

Favorite New Recipes 2023

Thought I’d start this thread (courtesy @adawks last year and others previously) a bit earlier, before everyone gets busy (or even busier) with holiday season things. The qualifier to include recipes on such lists used to be that you had made them 3+ times, a high bar, but certainly left no doubt that a recipe has become a favorite! I suggest instead that to include a recipe here, you should already have made it, liked it enough to copy over into your permanent store, and plan to make it again…

Chawanmushi vs Gyeranjjim vs other savory egg custards?

They’re so similar but so different. I love a good Japanese chawanmushi with its delicate dashi broth, smooth, creamy textured custard and hidden treasures of shrimp or chicken, veggies, ginkgo nut, whatever. But i’m also very fond of comforting Korean Gyeranjjim, which is fluffy and heartier. I’ve made both, and while both are basically steamed savory egg custards, they’re so different i have a hard time deciding which i prefer. Chawanmushi is harder to cook (for me at least) without ruining th…