Description
Taiwan Re Chao's 'beer thief' menu where smelly century eggs (Pidan) are battered and fried crispy, then stir-fried with massive dried chilies, Sichuan pepper, and peanuts in a sweet/spicy sauce.
Restaurants serving Kung Pao Century Egg
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Century egg(Pidan)
- Dried red chili
- Sichuan peppercorns
- Peanuts
- Potato starch
- Black vinegar
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Pidan Prep (Crucial)] Peel century eggs (Pidan), cut lengthwise into
- or
- wedges. To suppress the ammonia smell, coat the surface firmly with potato starch (or sweet potato flour).
- Drop into 180°C hot oil, fry briefly until the batter is ultra-crispy and the yolk (gooey part) sets.
- [Kung Pao Sauce] Prepare a sweet/sour sauce of soy sauce, black vinegar, sugar, wine, potato starch slurry.
- Heat oil in a wok, slowly sauté massive 'dried red chilies (tubes)' and 'Sichuan peppercorns' on low to transfer heat/numbness to oil.
- Add scallions and garlic, toss in fried Pidan.
- Vigorously pour the sauce, toss on high to coat Pidan.
- Add roasted peanuts, mix briefly to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Sichuan pepper numbness and chili heat
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Regular boiled egg (texture/flavor entirely different)
Pairing
Cold Taiwan Beer or Oolong Highball
Trivia
[For Adults] 'Kung Pao' chicken is famous, but in Taiwanese taverns, this 'Pidan' version is hugely popular with drinkers. 'Frying' changes Pidan's unique smell to savoriness; added chili heat and black vinegar acidity sublimate it into a magic dish even Pidan-haters can eat.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Toss the crunch of the crispy fried Pidan white (clear part) and the yolk's 'sticky cheese-like richness' into your mouth along with crispy peanuts!
Allergen
Egg, Peanuts, Soy, Wheat