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Salted Duck Egg
Homemade Salted Duck Egg is a famous Chinese side dish especially for breakfast. The egg white can be matched with congee directly while the yolk can be used in steamed recipes, stir fry dishes and traditional Chinese moon cake.
Servings: 10 Making
Calories: 152 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Appetizer
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 10 fresh duck eggs
- 500 ml hard liquor , or 100ml to soak in batches
- 500 ml water
- 175g salt
Instructions
- Carefully wash the eggs until clean. Then place under sunshine for 6 hours (depending on the room temperature) in winter. In summer days, shorten the time to 1 hour, morning sun please. Or at least 4 hours in other seasons.
- Then soak the eggs with lard liquid or you can use a small amount of the liquid and soak them in batches.
- In the mean time, add salt and water in a completely clean pot, heat until boiling. Turn off the fire and wait until cool down.
- Wait for 25 to 45 days, also depending on the room temperature.
- When the egg is well pickled, hard boil them before serving.
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Notes
- Exposure under sunshine can help the salt permeating the shells and further make sure the high quality of the egg yolk.
- The Nutrition Facts is based on each single egg.
- The Nutrition Facts is based on each single egg.
Nutrition Information
Calories
152kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
618mg
(206%)
Sodium
4753mg
(198%)
Potassium
155mg
(4%)
Vitamin A
470IU
(9%)
Calcium
48mg
(5%)
Iron
2.7mg
(15%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Making
Amount Per Serving
Calories 152
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 152kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 618mg | 206% |
| Sodium | 4753mg | 198% |
| Potassium | 155mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 470IU | 9% |
| Calcium | 48mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2.7mg | 15% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.