Sweet soup 糖水
Steamed milk with egg white
鮮奶燉蛋白sin1 naai5 dan6 daan6 baak6
Gentle and balanced. Traditionally fine for most people, any time of year. Milk is neutral and egg white is cool, so it sits in the middle.
Good for The silky dessert-shop classic, traditionally believed to moisten dryness and be kind to the skin.
- 10 minprep
- 15 mincook
- 2servings
- SteamedAll year
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Ingredients
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Method
- Warm the milk and sugar just until the sugar melts, then let it cool a little.
- Stir the egg whites gently into the milk without whisking up foam. Strain twice into two bowls and skim off any bubbles.
- Cover with foil and steam over medium heat for 10 minutes, then turn off the heat and leave for 5 minutes. A little ginger juice in the milk makes it warmer.
Who should go easy
Skip with a milk or egg allergy or lactose intolerance.
Traditional Chinese food therapy, not medical advice. Ask your doctor if you are pregnant, on medication or unwell.
Ingredient natures from Hong Kong Anti-Cancer Society, "中醫食療——食物種類分析" (Dr Lam To-yee, registered Chinese medicine practitioner, 2022). How we judge a soup’s nature.
Recipe checked against Anncoo Journal: Steamed egg white milk pudding (鮮奶燉蛋白), Christine’s Recipes: 薑汁鮮奶燉蛋白.
