Five spice salted duck eggs

Overview

I learned how to make salted duck eggs from my friends at Meitian. For my first try, I added salt several times during the process of preparing the salt water. Therefore, the water and salt were not measured specifically, but the salt water must be prepared into saturated salt water. This is the key step for soaking salted duck eggs.

Tags

• side dishes
• home cooking
• cinnamon
• liquor
• star anise
• zanthoxylum bungeanum
• duck eggs
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Wash the peppercorns, star anise and cinnamon.

   

2. 2 Put the aniseed into the pot, add water and bring to a boil. After boiling, add salt while it is hot. Add until the salt cannot dissolve and becomes saturated salt water. Let it cool and set aside.

   

3. 3 Rinse the fresh duck eggs under running water, wipe them dry, let them air dry completely, and try not to touch them with raw water.

   

4. 4 Prepare a bottle of strong white wine.

   

5. 5 Soak the washed and dried duck eggs in high-strength white wine for about 3 minutes. If the white wine does not completely cover the duck eggs, you need to turn the duck eggs to let the white wine stick to the surface.

   

6. 6 Clean the bottle in advance to make sure there is no water or oil inside. Put the duck eggs soaked in white wine into a bottle, pour in the prepared spiced salt water, and then pour in high-quality white wine. The salt water and high-quality white wine are in a ratio of 10:1, and stir gently. The duck eggs must be completely soaked in the salt water, and then sealed and placed in a cool and ventilated place. (There are two opinions about adding high-strength white wine to salt water. One is to help the egg yolk produce oil, and the other is to allow the salt to quickly penetrate into the duck eggs. Then I will try adding it too)

   

7. 7 The length of brewing time depends on the season, about 20 days in summer, about 30 days in spring and autumn, and about 45 days in winter. Stir the salt water appropriately in the middle. Now the temperature is relatively high in May, so take it out and try it on the 30th day of soaking. Wash the duck eggs and put them into a steamer. After boiling the pot, steam them over medium heat for 7-10 minutes. I am used to steaming them, as the shells will break easily after cooking.

   

8. 8 Peel it open and take a look. The egg yolk has begun to turn sandy, and there are signs of oil. I estimate that after soaking for another 5 or 6 days, the egg yolk will become oily. The egg whites are a bit salty at this point, so it’s great for porridge!