Steamed Egg with Minced Pork

Ingredients

• 5 oz ground pork
• 3 egg
• 1 stalk green onion
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 0.25 tsp white pepper
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 tsp oil
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 9 fl oz warm water
• 1 tsp oil

Steps

1. 1

   In a small bowl, make the marinade by mixing together cornstarch, oyster sauce, salt, white pepper, and water. Add the ground pork and mix thoroughly to coat.

2. 2

   Finely chop the green onion. This will be for garnish, and you don't want to be sprinkling large, astringent surprises over your dish.

3. 3

   Crack eggs into a measuring cup or a medium-sized bowl. Beat them well until homogeneous. There should not be any noticeable streaks of egg white or yolk.

4. 4

   Choose a flat dish with steep walls that are an inch or so deep. It can be any heat-safe material. Stainless steel conducts heat better, so the food will cook slightly faster. Ceramic and porcelain are slower at conducting heat, and retain heat better, so the food will take longer to cook through but will cook more evenly.

5. 5

   When the pork is about 80% cooked through and you can see some liquid pooling around it, it's time to add the egg layer.

6. 6

   Carefully lift the dish out of the steamer. Use oven mitts or a plate lifter to help.