Savory Egg Custard With Clams And Shrimp

Ingredients

120 ml juice from clams
300 ml low-sodium chicken broth
5 ml oil
5 ml rice wine
5 ml soy sauce
1 gr sugar
4 eggs
1/2 baby clams
22 gr chinese garlic
6 shrimp
5 ml oyster sauce
7 wide by
3 deep with sloping sides to steam this egg dish
1 ceramic souffle dish
2 chives in the bottom
950 gr heat-proof bowl

Instructions

sieve over the clams. Bring the water in a steamer to a boil over high heat. Place the bowl on a rack above the boiling water. Cover, reduce heat to a gentle boil, and steam for 2 minutes, or until the eggs begin to set. Carefully remove cover from steamer, and scatter the shrimp on top of the custard. Cover and steam for 5 minutes longer, The custard is done when a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Carefully remove bowl from the steamer. Drizzle with oyster sauce and garnish with remaining chives. Spoon over rice. Serve hot. Serves 4 to 6. PER SERVING: 90 calories, 10 g protein, 2 g carbohydrate, 5 g fat (1 g saturated), 160 mg cholesterol, 186 mg sodium, 0 g fiber. From an article by Joyce Jue, San Francisco Chronicle, 0.010869565217391.