Its spring now but we still have a little winter now and then. Just this morning, the temperature dropped to 9 degrees C...good golly. To make matters worst, my other half has fallen sick. My 2 kiddos have been under the weather for a week now and now that they have recovered, its my poor other half who is sick..sigh!!! So, what can I do? what can I do? One thing that came into my mind - asian porridge. Too bad I don't have any salted eggs, preserved veggies (kiam chye) and other stuff which we could easily hunt in chinatown. However, now that we have moved, it will take us more than several hours to drive down to chinatown. So, I will just have to make do with what I have.
Here's a photo of my asian porridge. When my other half is ready to have his lunch, I will heat-up the porridge and knock an egg in it. I managed to find some preserved vegetables...wohoo!!!
I think its time for me to make my own "homemade salted eggs" for emergencies such as this. I really wish I can find some duck eggs but alas, I am not able to find it here. So, I will have to use chicken eggs instead. I have never ever done this before though...will give you guys some feedback after 30 days. Here's what I did with my homemade salted eggs:
An empty clean glass bottle
Duck Eggs or Chicken Eggs
Salt
Water
Sichuan Peppercorns
Star Anise
Warm Water
A dash of chinese cooking wine
Here's a photo of my homemade salted eggs in progress.
I also made hou yau kai (oyster sauce chicken) for my kiddos. Here's a photo of one of our main dishes for dinner tonite.
I will post an update after 30 days for my homemade salted eggs. Fingers crossed...hopefully it will be a success.
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