JAPANESE CUSTARD in a WHOLE RED PEPPER

Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon scallions (white only, minced)
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 2 large eggs (beaten)
- 1 ½ teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoon dry sherry
- 1 dessertspoon salt
- 3 tablespoon leaves (julienned)
Directions
- Directions
- Preheat oven to 425F. Cook shrimp in boiling water for 30 seconds. Cut into 1/3 inch pieces.
- Cut tops off peppers, reserve and take out seeds. Into each pepper evenly divide shrimp, corn and minced scallion.
- In a medium bowl add broth to beaten eggs and mix well. Add soy sauce, sherry and salt. Beat gently with a whisk.
- Fill each pepper with egg mixture and top with equal amounts of basil. Cover with pepper tops.
- Put peppers in deep baking dish and add 1 inch of water. Bake for 35 minutes.
- Texture will be firm but a little soupy. Serve with chopsticks and a spoon.

