Steamed Omelette (Gee Yuk Jing Dan)

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Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
To Serve: 4

You will need
4 eggs
2 oz. minced pork
1 teaspoon chopped water chestnuts
1 teaspoon chopped onion
1 teaspoon sherry
1 tablespoon soy sauce
pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon monosodium glutamate
1 1/2 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon lard

Separate the egg white and yolk, beat the white and mix with minced pork, chopped water chestnuts, onion, sherry, soy sauce, salt, monosodium glutamate and water. Mix them well, remove the mixture into a deep plate or bowl which has been rubbed with lard. Add the yolk gently to the mixture as the photograph shows. Put the plate or bowl in the steamer and steam for 15 minutes.


© Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968 English text © Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968

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