Description
A rustic, comforting omelet where salted Taiwanese dried radish (Caipu) is minced and fried fragrantly round with plenty of eggs.
Restaurants serving Dried Radish Omelet
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Egg
- Caipu(Pickled dried radish)
- Green scallions
- White pepper
- Oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Caipu Prep] Wash Taiwan's uniquely very salty 'Caipu (salted dried radish)', soak in water for a while to appropriately desalt.
- Squeeze water out firmly, mince roughly.
- Oil a pan, add chopped Caipu and a little chopped scallion (or garlic), sauté slowly on low until moisture evaporates and it smells 'crispy' and fragrant, then remove (this draws out the radish sweetness and umami).
- Crack eggs (3-
- into a bowl, add the sautéed Caipu and a little white pepper (no salt needed as Caipu is salty) and mix.
- Heat plenty of oil in a pan, pour egg liquid vigorously.
- First stir widely like scrambled eggs, shape round when half-cooked, toss the pan to flip, and fry both sides golden brown and fragrant.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Caipu saltiness and White pepper
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Minced Japanese takuan (non-sweet) as substitute
Pairing
Porridge (Qing Zhou) or White rice
Trivia
[For Everyone] One of the first dishes Taiwanese think of for 'mother's taste'. Inside the fluffy egg, the 'crunchy, crisp' texture and condensed umami saltiness of Caipu pop randomly in your mouth, making you unable to stop eating rice.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] The best companion for 'plain white porridge (Qing Zhou)' eaten for Taiwanese breakfast. Tear the omelet largely with a spoon, dump it on the porridge and shovel it in!
Allergen
Egg