Steamed Three Colored Eggs (三色蒸水蛋)
This is an EASY Steamed Three Colored Eggs recipe for a silky, wholesome weeknight dish. Drizzle sesame soy sauce for the perfect savory kick!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time20 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian, Cantonese, Chinese
Servings: 6
Calories: 151kcal
For The Egg Dish
- 5 chicken eggs
- 2 salted duck eggs (or to preference)
- 2 century eggs (or to preference)
- 500 mL / 1.3 US cup warm water (or stock)
- 1/2 tbsp fish sauce (or to taste)
- 1/2 tsp chicken bouillon powder
For The Sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp light soy sauce (or to taste)
- 1 tbsp water
- 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
- spring onions (finely chopped)
Peel and roughly chop the century and salted duck eggs into pieces. Alternatively, cut them into wedges.
Combine the eggs, fish sauce, chicken bouillon powder and warm water until mixed well.
Strain the egg mixture through a sieve into a steamable dish, then top with the chopped century and salted duck eggs.
Cover the dish with plastic glad wrap.
Bring the water to a boil and gently place the plate into the steamer. Let it steam for 10 minutes or until just cooked.Note: Every stove will be different, so make sure to watch the center. If you find that it's still on the orange side, you'll need to cook it for longer. Meanwhile, stir together the soy sauce, sesame oil and water.
When it's ready, take it out of the steamer, remove the plastic wrap and pour the sauce on top.
Garnish with chopped spring onions and serve immediately as is!
- Don't submerge the eggs. Pour enough egg mixture for the salted and century egg pieces to still be seen for presentation. Divide the mixture into another dish if you must.
- Use a thin dish. This will help the ingredients cook much faster and evenly as well.
- Opt for filtered water. Doing so will remove impurities that can affect the silkiness.
- Eat it when hot. Make it just before serving to enjoy it at its best!
- If you want to make this dish vegetarian, substitute the stock powder for a vegetable one and the fish sauce for a vegetarian version.
- Sesame oil can be found in Asian grocery stores. If it's not available, you can use regular oil.
- You can buy century and salted duck eggs pre-boiled or raw. If they’re raw, make sure to hardboil it before using in this dish.
Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 136mg | Sodium: 298mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 0.01g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 198IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg