Lei La Jiao Pi Dan (Hunan Smashed Chili and Century Egg)
すり鉢でグチャグチャに！見た目は悪いが味は最高の湖南流おつまみ
Description
A massively popular appetizer in Hunan. Blistered, soft Green Chilies, Century Eggs (Pi Dan), and garlic are violently smashed into a mush using a wooden pestle in a mortar. Dressed with soy and black vinegar. The intense heat and century egg depth mix into the ultimate rice thief.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Green chilies
- Century Egg
- Garlic
- Soy sauce
- Black vinegar
- Sesame oil
- Salt
- Sugar
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Wash spicy green chilies. Dry-roast in a pan, pressing them down until the skin blisters like tiger skin and they become limp.
- Peel Century Eggs and halve them. Coarsely chop raw garlic.
- [Entertainment Highlight: Lei]: Place the limp chilies, century eggs, and garlic into a traditional smooth Chinese mortar.
- Using a wooden pestle, violently SMASH them from above (BAM! BAM!). *The goal is to shatter fibers and fuse flavors.
- Once the yolks melt and the chilies become a chaotic mush, add soy sauce, black vinegar, sesame oil, and a dash of salt and sugar.
- Served directly to the table inside the mortar.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Vivid heat of green chilies and rich depth of century egg
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Use JP Shishito peppers, smash in a mortar with century egg
Pairing
White Rice (Absolutely mandatory) / Cold Beer
Trivia
[Trivia] 'Lei' means to smash with a pestle. Originated in Hunan farmhouses where leftover chilies and century eggs were smashed together as a side for rice. Recently, an upgraded version adding boiled eggplant has also become massively popular.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Scoop the mashed paste from the mortar and drop it onto white rice. The black-green appearance is terrible, but once eaten, the green chilies completely neutralize the century egg's odor, leaving only a 'rich, cheese-like umami'. You won't be able to stop eating rice.
Allergen
Eggs, Sesame, Soybeans, Wheat