Silky Steamed Egg with Savory Garlic Meat Sauce – 25-Minute Recipe
A silky, protein‑rich steamed egg dish topped with a savory garlic meat sauce. The gentle steam sets the egg tofu into a tender custard, while the aromatic meat sauce adds depth and umami. Perfect for a quick, comforting meal that keeps carbs low and flavor high.
Recipe by Kirsty Ip· Structured by ReelsMeals
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25 min estimated total time for 2 servings.
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Ingredients
- egg tofu
- egg
- salt
- green onions
Garlic Meat Sauce
- garlic
- ground meat
- soy sauce
Instructions
- 1Arrange sliced egg tofu in a shallow plate.
- 2Strain the beaten egg mixture through a fine‑mesh sieve into a bowl containing the sliced egg tofu.
- 3Steam the tofu and egg mixture until it is set and slightly jiggly.
- 4Sauté minced garlic in a pan until fragrant.
- 5Sauté raw ground meat in the pan until browned.
- 6Add soy sauce to the meat and simmer for a few minutes until the sauce turns reddish‑brown.
- 7Pour the garlic meat sauce over the steamed egg tofu.
- 8Garnish with chopped green onions.
- 9Serve the dish hot, optionally over a bed of cooked rice.
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Strain the egg mixture
Pass the beaten egg through a fine‑mesh sieve into the bowl with the tofu before steaming.
Watch the steam texture
Steam until the egg‑tofu custard is set but still slightly jiggly.
Start with fragrant garlic
Sauté minced garlic until fragrant before adding the ground meat.
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- How long does it take to make Silky Steamed Egg with Savory Garlic Meat Sauce?
- About 25 minutes in total: 10 minutes of prep and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Silky Steamed Egg with Savory Garlic Meat Sauce recipe make?
- This recipe makes 2 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Silky Steamed Egg with Savory Garlic Meat Sauce recipe come from?
- It was shared by Kirsty Ip on facebook.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.