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[Hand-Drawn Recipe] Salted Duck Egg — A ridiculously idle, rich duck egg that retains its oil

[Hand-Drawn Recipe] Salted Duck Egg — A ridiculously idle, rich duck egg that retains its oil

An old folk technique coats each dried duck egg in a salty slurry of yellow mud and plant ash, sealing them in a crock where air cannot reach the curing yolks.

Instructions

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    Mix yellow clay with plant ash, water, and salt to make a slurry. As the saying goes: one duck egg with two qian of salt, so add according to the ratio of one catty of duck eggs to one tael of salt~

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    Place the washed and air-dried duck eggs in yellow clay, making sure each egg is evenly coated with a layer of yellow clay, and then roll them in a circle of plant ash.

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    Place the duck eggs into a jar, then pour in the remaining mud, isolating the eggs from the air. Seal and store in a cool place for about 30-90 days, and the eggs are ready to eat when the yolk is red and oily~

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    The egg yolk can be eaten when it is red in color and oily~

  5. 5
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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Duck egg
    500g
  • Yellow clay
    to taste
  • Water
    to taste
  • Wood ash
    to taste

Seasonings

  • Edible salt
    50g