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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Salted Egg Yolk Chicken



















I was inspired to cook this dish after reading Wendy 's blog  Table For 2 or more  :) she is the pregnant one but looks like I am the one with a sudden craving  :p  I have some chicken breast meat left so it was a good idea to use them for this dish. I used what I have in the fridge. I have 2 salted duck eggs  left in the fridge so I used up the 2 salted egg for this awesome and tasty restaurant dish. The curry leaves are a plenty in the garden ...flourishing well becoz it has been pouring heavily lately. I don't have evaporated milk so I substituted it with non dairy cream and it turned out delish just the same .











I find using potato flour for coating
is better than using tapioca flour...
the crisp-ness can last longer 

 
















for me I like it with a garlicky fragrant so I added in some garlic
though Wendy's recipe did not call for garlic :p



















I don't know why I can't make the salted egg yolks fluffy
like she described but just the same it tasted good too



















I added a dollop of non dairy cream in place of evaporated milk
then add in the crispy fried chicken cubes and stir fry
till it is coated with the salted egg yolks mixture



















Jo loves this dish and I will make this
again later in the week :) love the tasteof salted egg yolk and the
garlic blended together yumm yumm ....
awwww inhale slowly and you
will get the kick from the aromatic curry leaves
..... I bet after reading thru'  you will crave for this too :p




















Salted Egg Yolk Chicken ( taken from Wendy )



(A)

350gm boneless whole chicken leg, cut into 1 inch thick large slices * I used chicken breast- diced
1/3 tsp salt
pepper
1 egg white
1 cup tapioca starch * I used potato flour

oil for deep frying * I used 1 cup grapeseed oil


Dry chicken properly. Mix chicken with salt and pepper. Then put in egg white. Marinate for half an hour, at least. Coat whole pieces of chicken with tapioca starch. Dust off extra starch.

Deep fry chicken pieces until golden and crispy.


(B)
2 Tbsp butter
2 sprigs curry leaves, remove from stem, leaves only
1 or 2 bird’s eye chilli, sliced
3 salted egg yolks, steamed and mashed * I used 2 salted egg yolks
2 Tbsp evaporated milk * I used non diary cream
1 tsp grapeseed oil
1/3 tsp salt
½ tsp sugar
* I added 3 pips of chopped garlic

In wok, on medium heat , put in oil, garlic and butter. When butter has melted, put in sliced chilli and curry leaves. When they are fragrant, put in mashed egg yolks, with spatula, try to flatten the yolks into the oil and cook until it look bubbly and fragrant (won’t take long). Turn heat to low and put in milk, salt and sugar. Turn heat to high and and cook until very bubbly. Put in chicken and toss until well coated.



Bon appétit


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26 comments:

  1. hehehe.. i did that too but not crispy one lar.. just stir fry with the yolks and the whites as well.. next time have to buy more chicken drumstick.. two was not enough that day.. hahaa...

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  2. Elin, I can almost smell it here! Then this should be one of your CNY eve dinner menu, right! Thanks for sharing. & have a wonderful evening!
    Cheers, Kristy

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  3. la....no wonder la..now i read your recipe baru tau the egg yolk have to be steamed THEN baru mash. ok-ok ..next time will be more "clever'. Saw Peteformation cooked a similar dish. I think he used prawns

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  4. Looks like restaurant's - so professional. I wouldn't bother to pre-fry my chicken pieces - not healthy and if not eaten immediately, not so nice.

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  5. I too bookmarked this to try out but have yet to get it done. The dish look so mouthwatering.

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  6. Great, I think this sympathy pregnancy thing is spreading b/c now I'm craving salted eggs.

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  7. This looks perfect to me! Definitely like it came out of a restaurant kitchen!

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  8. Elin, this really does sound lovely. It looks like it was made by a professional. Have a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary

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  9. Looks good! I thought the title “Salted Egg Yolk Chicken” sounds familiar..Great recipe from Wendy:D

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  10. I love this dish elin. I saw the recipe from wendy's blog as well. Yours look absolutely yummylicious too. =)...can't wait to try this recipe out myself.

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  11. yum yum, mouthwatering..also can finish 2 bowls of rice with this. didnt know that we can replace the evaporated milk with non diary cream.

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  12. Claire...I have not tried it without deep frying them first and more so with the whites of the salted egg :p must be very saltish then. yea...cook more the next time.


    Kristy....you have long nose LOL! or my picture is good hahaha seriously it is good. CNY I will be cooking hokkien dishes mostly...the tradition ones :)
    You too have a great day :)



    Kathy....I bet your hubby won't want to eat out now...Kathy a good cook now :)))


    Arthur....haha thanks for your kind words...still not to standard yet...have to cook more often then only it will be perfect , then only can start a restaurant chain LOL!


    Gert...yea sometimes I am too lazy to cook what I have bookmarked until the craving comes :)


    Belinda....yea...good food pictures can cause ones craving ! :P


    Peggy...thanks for dropping me lovely notes here :)


    Mary....hope you will be adventurous to try this out :)


    Angie...yea, it is from Wendy :)


    Leny...oh you must this out :) It is good !


    Kate...you are welcome :)

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  13. Lena...you can add in a dollop of non dairy cream...I personally think it taste good :)

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  14. The chicken sounds so good with the salted egg yolk mixture, I would sure love to try this specialty!

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  15. Elin,
    When I fry the egg yolks hoh, it looks like when one fries dried shrimp, the mixture will bubble up like fresh cola from the can. When I saw chefs cooking on TV, it was the same too. Maybe our heat is higher. I'm not sure.
    I think you version with cream will be nicer, but the one I saw on TV is evap milk, hehehe, so I just followed suit lor.

    Have a nice weekend!

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  16. Natasha....I am sure your hubby and daugher will love it :)


    Wendy....thanks for sharing the recipe with me. Your recipe taste just as good even though the egg yolks didn't fluff out when stir frying them. I use non -dairy cream becoz I don't have the evaporated milk at home and surprisingly it turned out just as good. Really, the next time you make this dish try using some non-dairy cream. :)

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  17. Natasha....I am sure your hubby and daugher will love it :)


    Wendy....thanks for sharing the recipe with me. Your recipe taste just as good even though the egg yolks didn't fluff out when stir frying them. I use non -dairy cream becoz I don't have the evaporated milk at home and surprisingly it turned out just as good. Really, the next time you make this dish try using some non-dairy cream. :)

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  18. Hi Elin, this look yummy .. I want to try this :)

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  19. TinTin....you must try this dish..it is good:)

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  20. Oh my! This looks absoverylutely delicious! I love salted egg yolk everything! Have to try it this way soon. Thanks!

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  21. I laughed when you said the recipe didn't call for garlic but you added it anyway lol. I'm just the same! I LOVE the garlic flavour. And even if the recipe calls for garlic, I'll always add more than what they say. I don't eat much salted egg but my sister will go CRAZY over this. She only likes the salted yolks haha. I should make this for her :)

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  22. Ping....yesss do try this out...you will love it:)


    Sharon...haha yay... we both garlic! I can't live without garlic.yea...you must cook this for your sister, she will the salted egg yolk coating on the chicken cubes :)

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  23. wow...looks great!!! Drooling now! I want to try it 1 day. ;-)

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  24. how much is the calorie for one portion of salted egg chicken?

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    1. It is about 126 ..here is the reference link
      http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/red-yolk-salted-duck-egg-4483777

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