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The Salted Eggs My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

鹹蛋
Prep: 10 minCook: 35 minTotal: 45 minServes: 12

Ingredients

12 eggs
3 tbspsalt
3 tbsprice wine
Other Ingredients
2 cupwater
3 tbspwhite vinegar

Instructions

1
Prepare eggs

Wash the eggs gently.

Add white vinegar (3 tbsp) to a clean bowl of water (2 cup) and stir it a little to mix the solution. Add more water as needed. There needs to be enough vinegar solution to fully submerge the eggs.

Soak the eggs in the vinegar solution for 30 minutes. This soaking process will soften the eggshell and let the salt penetrate easily.

2
Prepare curing ingredients

Prepare the salt (3 tbsp) and rice wine (3 tbsp) in separate bowls. The rice wine needs to be at least 40% alcohol to kill any bacteria on the eggs.

Make sure the bowls are large enough that you'll be able to easily roll the eggs around inside.

3
Cure eggs

Take the eggs out from the vinegar solution and gently dry them.

Dip each egg into the bowl of rice wine, making sure that all of the eggshell surface wet. The wetness of the rice wine will help the salt adhere to the eggshell.

Then, roll the egg into the bowl of salt until it's completely covered in salt.

Finally, wrap the coated egg with a prepared square of plastic wrap. Lay the egg down in the center of the plastic wrap, pull one edge of the plastic wrap over and then roll the egg along the length of the plastic wrap to keep wrapping it. Then, tightly twist the two free ends to seal the egg in.

Put the wrapped eggs back into the egg carton for storage, and write the date on it to keep track of timing. Put the egg carton in a plastic bag. Let it cure in a cool, dark, and dry place for 4 weeks.

4
Finished salted eggs

Consume after 4 weeks of curing. Don't wait longer than 4 weeks to use them, as the egg yolks will begin to break down.

If you would like to preserve the salted eggs for longer, crack the eggs, remove and freeze the egg yolks. The frozen egg yolks will keep for longer.

Recipe by Daddy Lau · 2× James Beard Award Winner · madewithlau.com

The Salted Eggs My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

鹹蛋
▶ 363.9K views on YouTube
👍 7K likes
Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Total
45 min
Serves
12
Daddy Lau
By Daddy Lau · 2x James Beard Awards · 60+ years
Published Nov 2021 · Updated Nov 2024

Why this recipe

The story
Salted Eggs (鹹蛋) — Daddy Lau
Daddy Lau

Most salted eggs recipes online are tested only a handful of times. My dad used to make this dish multiple times a day, every day, for 60+ years and can make this in his sleep.

I know you'll love it as much as our community does! This recipe has over 363.9K views, 7K likes on YouTube.

Salted egg yolk has become a popular flavor for all kinds of snacks, like cookies, popcorn, chips and even ice cream.

It may also be familiar as an ingredient for your favorite traditional Chinese dishes, like zung, steamed pork patty, congee, mooncakes, and molten custard buns.

But how far back does its history stretch? So far back that we're not even sure! Historical records reference salted eggs in the fifth century, so clearly, their rich, salty golden goodness has withstood the test of time.

Ingredients

Serves12
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Main Ingredients
12 eggs
3 tbspsalt
3 tbsprice wine
Other Ingredients
2 cupwater
3 tbspwhite vinegar

Instructions

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1

Prepare eggs

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Wash the eggs gently.

Add white vinegar (3 tbsp) to a clean bowl of water (2 cup) and stir it a little to mix the solution. Add more water as needed. There needs to be enough vinegar solution to fully submerge the eggs.

Soak the eggs in the vinegar solution for 30 minutes. This soaking process will soften the eggshell and let the salt penetrate easily.

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2

Prepare curing ingredients

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Prepare the salt (3 tbsp) and rice wine (3 tbsp) in separate bowls. The rice wine needs to be at least 40% alcohol to kill any bacteria on the eggs.

Make sure the bowls are large enough that you'll be able to easily roll the eggs around inside.

3

Cure eggs

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Take the eggs out from the vinegar solution and gently dry them.

Dip each egg into the bowl of rice wine, making sure that all of the eggshell surface wet. The wetness of the rice wine will help the salt adhere to the eggshell.

Then, roll the egg into the bowl of salt until it's completely covered in salt.

Finally, wrap the coated egg with a prepared square of plastic wrap. Lay the egg down in the center of the plastic wrap, pull one edge of the plastic wrap over and then roll the egg along the length of the plastic wrap to keep wrapping it. Then, tightly twist the two free ends to seal the egg in.

Put the wrapped eggs back into the egg carton for storage, and write the date on it to keep track of timing. Put the egg carton in a plastic bag. Let it cure in a cool, dark, and dry place for 4 weeks.

4

Finished salted eggs

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Consume after 4 weeks of curing. Don't wait longer than 4 weeks to use them, as the egg yolks will begin to break down.

If you would like to preserve the salted eggs for longer, crack the eggs, remove and freeze the egg yolks. The frozen egg yolks will keep for longer.

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