I hope no Italians are reading this, but a non-Chinese use for salted egg yolks is Carbonara. Substituting just one fresh yolk for a salted yolk is amazing. You'll need to reduce the salt in your pasta water, and hold back on the pecorino, or use parmigiano reggiano instead, which is less salty. But if you control your salt levels, the results are absolutely delicious.
@@kittenmimi5326 prob cuz they rage (at least overexagged on the internet) on everything that doesn't follow traditional recipes to the dot. Like the pineapple on pizza
Would you please let me know what brand(s) of rice wine have more than 40% alcohol (80% proof)? Most rice cooking wine in stores have alcohol between 15 and 20%. Can I use vodka if I can find rice wine with 40% alcohol? Thanks!
Hey from Sweden! 🇸🇪 I watch your videos for the amazing food and also cantonese. I speak mainly swedish & english but my mum speaks swedish mixed with cantonese. You guys help me to refresh my language skills and sharpen my cooking skills at the same time👍🙏. I grew up without a father but my mother is my biggest inspiration in cooking, just like your father seems to be to you. I can tell our families definitely enjoys the same kinda foods. So big THANKS for sharing your special bond with us 😊 My mum makes these in salty brine. Sooooo delicious. I enjoy them best in a thai salty egg salad or steamed with minced meat or simply the whole egg steamed with some rice and fried veggies on the side. Yum!
Whenever I go to Malaysia, my favourite salted egg dish is 'butter' prawns. So yummy! Now I can't wait to try making this at home using this recipe. Thank you Daddy Lau!
@@MadeWithLau Would your dad be up to teaching us the basic 'salted egg sauce' too? Like the ones they use to stirfry prawns/crabs/chicken/pumpkin etc. Is it the same 'sauce' for protein/veg?
Your dad is brilliant! I remember my grandfather making salted eggs the old fashioned way with the eggs soaked in brine which seemed to me to be a lot more work!
ah that probably explains why. I have seen some recipes requiring brine solution and only just a few including this one where you can use plastic wrap and put into a regular egg carton. I decided to stick to plastic wrap as its not worth spending $15 buying a glass jar just to make salted eggs haha. The plastic wrap is easier and cheaper @@chocobunny925
My Mom used to make hahm dahn by brining them. This would’ve been so much easier! I’ll definitely have to try this. I’m interested in tasting the difference between using sea salt / Himalayan salt and iodized salt, knowing that the saltiness of iodized salt is much sharper. We’ll see! Love your site and channel, and grateful for your preservation and perpetuation of your Dad’s legacy. I’m probably about your Dad’s age. My Mom was born in Guangdong, and grew up in Hong Kong. She came to the US when she was 17. The only Cantonese I speak is food! Our generation is disappearing, along with our language and cultural pride. Thank you for your efforts! 🙇🏻♀️❤️
Oh wow! These are amazing to see getting made. If I left a crate of these to cure on the floor, it's pretty much guaranteed our cat Ollie would have a go at them, hahaha. Thanks so much for this Lau family!
Hi there.. btw love your channel! I have a few questions.. Is there a difference in using white eggs vs brown eggs? Can I use whiskey or other 40% alcohol besides white chinese wine? Lastly can I put it in the fridge for 4 weeks instead of leaving it in a cool place outside?
We make it more simple. Just boil the salt with water and soak the duck eggs after it cold. And wait till 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, try to boil 1 egg to check the saltiness. If too salty, take eggs out from salt water and if not salty yet, then soak a few more days.
I love this episode but every time Daddy Lau teaches Randy, it kind of looks like he’s training a puppy. You guys rock. I am using your recipe today to make salted goose eggs. They are huge. Hopefully they turn out ok in a month
My auntie usually submerge the eggs in salt water (duck egg) for months in preparation for moon cake ingredients every year. Maybe it's a non Cantonese way? 😄
Another method I've seen involved duck eggs. Salt (quantity unknown, say a cup of salt, salty enough to your preference) was added to boiling water to help it dissolve. The hot water was poured into a large jar, big enough to hold the quantity of eggs desired. The water was allowed to cool down. Carefully put the eggs into the jar. Make sure the eggs are fully submerged in the brine. No need to put the jar into the refrigerator, room temperature is fine, preferably in a dark place. A month later, test one egg by cooking it. If too salty, remove and store in the fridge. The longer it stays in the brine, the saltier the eggs. Seen it done but have never tried doing it. Suggest trying on a small scale to start, and then increasing the quantity. Start with chicken eggs, before graduating to duck eggs.
I tried this once and one downside I learned if an egg goes bad, the whole batch is compromised. I had this happen. I couldn't tell the egg went bad till I cracked it open. The water still was mostly clear. Maybe a little cloudy. Not sure why that one egg spoiled but I threw the entire jar and eggs away. I didn't want to take the chance of getting sick.
My mom has tried so many times to make these herself, it's never come out very good and we end up buying them. I think she lets them cure for too long lol. This is great, I'll be sure to show it to her later! Thanks Mr. Lau!
When I lived in Singapore the salted egg yolk on EVERYTHING was taking off - It's fair to say Singapore goes crazy for salted egg yolk flavour! One of the most popular salted egg potato chips is a Singaporean brand. Salted egg yolk is also a mega popular sauce 🤤 such a delicious umami flavour
@@catchnkill Yeah. The Irwin chips are good but I pretty much only buy it as gifts for others (and getting a mini heart attack from the price) when going overseas.
i came across your videos some time ago and just fell in love with the warmth ! it's just like watching my grandpa teaching (nagging) us to cook again. we're third/fourth generation in malaysia tho but the accent and dishes still makes so much sense and just 'at home'. thanks!
If you want to have a boiled salted egg (like the usual ones you that you halve and then serve with congee) would you boil the egg before the vinegar and salt curing, or after? I'm guessing you'd boil the eggs after curing?
Salted egg ice cream sounds like a flavor bomb! Delicious just by the name. This is a meticulous way to do it. The other way is use a jar and boiled salt water to brine the eggs. Either way. This method may be fun to so with your kids.
Also want to know this. I’m not sure I would be comfortable leaving eggs outside that long no matter the temperature. The US washes their eggs so unlike other countries, refrigeration is a necessity.
My mom used to make these in a jar of brine. If we ran out or got lazy, we used to buy the salted eggs at the supermarket (the non-cooked ones) -- only the cooked ones are sold now. I will have to try this method.
I brought some salted eggs and when I opened it the yolk was watery, I thought it had gone bad. Does watery yolk necessarily mean its gone bad or it was cured a little longer than its suppose to, but still good to eat? Also, how long can you keep salted eggs that you've made? Chef Lau said to separate the yolk then freeze it to keep it longer... how do I store the whites? Are you saying I have to finish the whites the same day?
I grew up near Sai Kung, a seaside town in Hong Kong, and sometimes I saw shops making salted egg yolks by sun drying egg yolks on a bed of salt. Are there any differences between this and the sun dried version?
Did was asked at least once before and I didnt see a response. Are you sure about a using a 40% (80 proof) Chinese Rice wine. Most are 15-20% alcohol. Sticking with the suggested 40% I used rum once and Jameson another but hey..that is expensive stuff!
Can Lau ‘s son leave “all other related information “ at the end of the video following Dad’s demonstration? It is so distracted try to catch up with all those information while still watching Dad’s cooking!!!!
This is cool. But what do you do with the egg white? I appreciate that you and your dad made the effort to make this informative content for us btw. Take care both of you, and belated Happy New Year.
i just checked the chinese cooking wine at home and both have less than 40% alcohol content (29% and 16%), one if the shao xing wine and another is a white chinese cooking wine. What other chinese cooking wine would you recommend? Thanks!
Hi Papa Lau/Randy, in the US, eggs need to be refrigerated at all time to minimize the spread of bacteria inside the eggs. By the same token, do we need to refrigerate the eggs during the curing process? The recipe said that we only need to let the eggs cure in a cool, dark, and dry place for 4 week so I am a bit confused whether that is safe. I am try to make the salted eggs this weekend so I hope to hear from you soon! Thanks, Hazel
Thanks for your video. I have followed the recipe and marinated for one month but it just looks like ordinary egg ( no oil at all). I used vodka….Do I need to marinated longer? Or I have done anything wrong? Thanks
i saw some put chicken egg yolk directly on salt for few hours/days then it turn harden like salted duck egg yolk, can same method be use for duck egg?
Hi Randy, if we want to eat the salted egg whole including the white, what should we do then? As I see if we cure for 4 weeks, the white is orangey in colour, how can we keep the whites transparent? Thanks
I raise both quail and Muscovy ducks for egg laying pets. I am wanting to try this with both of these. Would the times be different for different sized eggs?
Oh.... Tis is much easier than what i do, tat is soaking d eggs in a pot of highly concentrated salt water for a month. I will give tis a try bcos salted eggs in malaysia cost 3 times te price of normal eggs. Tqvm, daddy Lau.
Do you have to cook the yolk if you want to bake them into a mooncake? Or can they go in as is after the four weeks? If they do need to be cooked, how would you recommend cooking the chicken yolks?
Thanks chef alau , this is the easiest salted egg recipes that I came across , it saves on the salt ,and space although I don't like using the cling film , can you substitute with baking paper ?
