Description
Japanese Pi Dan (Century Egg) is neatly sliced and served with soy sauce. In spice-loving Hunan province, green chilies are charred black over an open flame, placed in a mortar with the century eggs, and violently mashed together into a thick, fiery paste.
Restaurants serving Lei Jiao Pi Dan (Mashed Century Egg with Charred Chilies)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Century Egg(Pi Dan)
- Green chilies
- Garlic
- Soy sauce
- Black vinegar
- Sesame oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe & Differences]
- (Charring Chilies) Press large green chilies into a dry iron skillet. Dry-roast until the skin is charred black and blistered into 'Tiger Skin' (Hu Pi).
- Peel the charred skin slightly and remove stems.
- (Mashing) In a mortar, place the charred chilies, whole peeled century eggs, and massive raw garlic cloves.
- Using a pestle, ruthlessly smash and pound everything until the century egg yolk becomes a rich sauce, perfectly binding the chilies and garlic into a thick paste.
- Season with soy, black vinegar, sesame oil, salt, and a pinch of sugar.
- Serve directly in the mortar. The deep, aged richness of the century egg combined with the roasted chili creates a miraculous umami.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Aroma of charred chilies、Deep richness of Pi Dan
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Can be perfectly made with Japanese ingredients)
Pairing
White Rice (Endless pairing) / Cold Beer
Trivia
[Trivia] 'Lei' means to mash in a mortar. This technique unlocks the ultimate 'sauce potential' of the century egg yolk—something impossible with neatly sliced eggs. It is a massive hit rice-thief among Chinese youth.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Visually, it is a dark green, messy paste, but scooping it heavily onto piping hot white rice and mixing it thoroughly before devouring is the absolute best way to eat it.
Allergen
Eggs, Sesame, Wheat (Soy sauce), Soybeans