Distinctive Salted Egg Yolk Pumpkin Recipe
Parents with children, come and take a look! Egg yolk pumpkin is a dish that children love to eat very much. The golden color is especially attractive to children.
The sweet pumpkin and salty egg yolk have a soft and glutinous texture. One bite after another can't stop at all. The method is also simple and safe. Following this recipe, it is guaranteed to make your baby eat happily and healthily.
Ingredients and substitutes
To make this dish, you need to prepare the following materials:
Main ingredients
Pumpkin: Provides a sweet taste and soft and glutinous texture and is the main component of the dish.
Salted duck egg yolk: Brings a rich salty and fragrant flavor and adds a unique taste to the dish.
Accessories
Starch: Used to coat the surface of pumpkin strips, so that a crispy skin is formed during frying.
Seasonings
Cooking oil: Meets the need for oil in cooking steps such as frying pumpkin strips and stir-frying salted duck egg yolks, so that the ingredients are heated evenly and add aroma.
Substitutes
If there is no pumpkin, zucchini can be used as a substitute. Zucchini also has a relatively refreshing taste, but the flavor is different from pumpkin.
If there is not enough salted duck egg yolk, you can try to use the egg white of salted duck eggs and add a little salt, monosodium glutamate and other seasonings to make a similar salty and fragrant taste as a substitute, but the texture and flavor will be significantly different.
If starch is lacking, flour can be used as a substitute. However, the skin formed after being coated with flour may not be as crispy as starch. Pay attention to adjusting during cooking.
Which kind of pumpkin is good for making egg yolk pumpkin
Baby pumpkin
The flesh is firm, with high sweetness and a chestnut flavor. It has a high starch content and a powdery and glutinous texture. When making it, the shape is well maintained. Paired with egg yolk, it has a mellow flavor.
Mature pumpkin
High maturity, dark color, low water content, high sugar content, thick flesh, and a stronger fiber feel but becomes mellow after cooking. When making egg yolk pumpkin, it can carry the egg yolk flavor. It requires a longer cooking time and can bring a rich and thick taste.
Cooking tips
1.In pumpkin processing, the cutting of strips should be uniform to ensure that each strip is of the same thickness. Only in this way can the heating be uniform during frying and avoid some being overcooked and some still raw.
2.The starch coating must be tight. Gently pat the pumpkin strips and shake off the excess starch so that the powder adheres tightly. After frying, the skin will be more crispy.
3.In the frying step, the oil temperature when putting it into the pot should be about 60% hot. If the oil is too hot, the pumpkin strips will easily become burnt. The outside is cooked but the inside is still hard. Slow frying over medium-low heat is the key.
Stir frequently until both sides are golden brown and then take them out. At this time, the fried pumpkin strips are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, laying a solid foundation for coating with egg yolk later.
4.When stir-frying salted duck egg yolks, don't use too much base oil to avoid making the finished product too greasy.
INGREDIENTS
Main Ingredients
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·1000g pumpkin
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·6 salted duck egg yolks
Accessories
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·30g starch
Seasonings
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·1205ml cooking oil
COOKING STEP
Step 1
Weigh 30 grams of starch accurately and set it aside for later use. Take 1000 grams of pumpkin, carefully remove the skin and wash it clean, then cut it into long strips with a uniform thickness and each strip being 5 centimeters long.
Step 2
Select 6 salted duck egg yolks and put them into a pot. Turn on the steamer and steam for 15 minutes until the egg yolks are fully cooked. Then cut them into fine pieces for later use.
Step 3
Put the cut pumpkin strips one by one into the prepared starch and evenly coat them with a layer of starch to ensure that each pumpkin strip is fully wrapped by starch.
Step 4
Pour 1200 milliliters of cooking oil into the pot and heat it until it is hot.
Then put the pumpkin strips coated with starch into the pot in turn.
At the same time, adjust the heat to medium-low and fry.
During the frying process, turn the pumpkin strips appropriately to make them heated evenly until both sides of the pumpkin strips show a golden color.
At this time, use a colander to scoop out the fried pumpkin strips and place them aside to drain the oil for standby.
Step 5
Leave a small amount of base oil in the pot and pour the crushed salted duck egg yolks into the pot for stir-frying.
Continuously stir-fry until the salted duck egg yolks start to bubble.
At this time, add 5 milliliters of cooking oil and continue the stir-frying operation until the salted duck egg yolks become thick and show a delicate texture.
Step 6
When the salted duck egg yolks reach a thick state, quickly pour the fried pumpkin strips into the pot and stir-fry them together with the salted duck egg yolks.
Continuously stir-fry to make the pumpkin strips evenly coated with salted duck egg yolks, so that each pumpkin strip is fully absorbed with the fragrance and color of the salted duck egg yolks.
Step 7
After stir-frying evenly, it can be taken out of the pot and plated.
A delicious salted egg yolk baked pumpkin is then completed.
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Consumption suggestions
1.Pair with staple foods:
Pair with rice, and its sweet fragrance can enhance the taste of rice; combined with steamed buns and pancakes, eating between or rolling for consumption has a unique flavor.
2.As a side dish:
Pair with meat dishes such as barbecue and fried fish to balance the grease and enrich the taste; eating with seafood highlights the freshness and adjusts the taste buds.
3.Control the amount:
People with high cholesterol and those with weak stomachs need to eat in moderation.
4.Eat while hot:
Eating hot can maintain the crispy outside and tender inside of the pumpkin and the fragrance of egg yolk. The taste and flavor will decline after cooling.
Recipe Variations
1.Change the cooking method
Oven-baked Egg Yolk Baked Pumpkin: Marinate pumpkin strips to remove water, wrap them in egg yolk sauce (salted egg yolks plus butter and other seasonings) and bake in the oven at 200°C for 15 - 20 minutes. The skin is crispy.
Fried Egg Yolk Pumpkin Balls: Steam pumpkin, mash it, add glutinous rice flour, knead it into a dough, cut it into pieces, roll it into balls and fry it. Wrap it with a filling made by steaming and crushing salted egg yolks and mixing them with milk powder and sugar. The outside is crispy and the inside is glutinous and has a milky fragrance.
2.Adjust the taste
Spicy Egg Yolk Pumpkin: Add dried chili segments when stir-frying egg yolks or add chili sauce after stir-frying to add spiciness.
Sweet and sour Egg Yolk Pumpkin: Add tomato sauce and a little sweet and sour when stir-frying to make a sweet and sour flavor, which is loved by children.
FAQs:
At the same time, continuous stirring helps the egg yolks to form a sandy texture. The sandy texture of salted duck egg yolks is the key to the taste of this dish. Through uniform stirring, the oil in the egg yolks can be better stimulated, making the egg yolks gradually become delicate and thick, presenting a sandy texture. Only in this way can the fried egg yolks better wrap the pumpkin and let each bite of pumpkin be evenly coated with the salty fragrance of the egg yolks, thereby enhancing the deliciousness of the whole dish.
During the operation, first scoop out the initially fried pumpkin. When the oil temperature rises to seven or eight percent hot (visible oil is slightly smoking), put the pumpkin back into the pot and refry for about 30 seconds. Pay attention to the color of the pumpkin during the process. Don't fry for too long to cause the color to be too dark or even scorched.
After refrying, when the pumpkin is subsequently stir-fried with salted egg yolk, it can not only maintain a stable shape and not be easily broken, but also be evenly coated with salted egg yolk, improving the taste and appearance of the whole dish.
The baking method is also good. Place the egg yolks on a baking tray and put them in an oven preheated to 180°C and bake for 10-15 minutes. During the process, the surface of the egg yolks gradually dries and the inside is soft and glutinous, and it also adds a unique aroma of baking. After baking, let it cool and crush it for later use.
The boiling method is also feasible. Put the egg yolks in cold water and cook slowly over low heat. After the water boils, continue to cook for 5-7 minutes. During this period, stir gently from time to time to prevent cracking. After boiling, take it out and drain the water. The egg yolks are soft and tender. After being crushed, it can be put into the production of salted egg yolk pumpkin, allowing the dish to fully enjoy the unique flavor of salted egg yolks.
However, if the salted duck egg yolks used have particularly little salt, or if the personal taste is relatively heavy, a small amount of salt can be carefully added for seasoning during the stir-frying process. When adding, you can add a little bit first, taste it, and then add an appropriate amount according to your own taste needs.
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