Pumpkin With Salted Egg Yolk 咸蛋炸金瓜

Prepare Ingredients:

Have ready all ingredients needed.

First remove the seeds and skin of the pumpkin. Then cut the pumpkin into long rectangle pieces and transfer to a mixing bowl.

Add some salt to the pumpkin, mix well and leave to season for about 15 minutes. The salt gives the pumpkin a base flavour because it is not salty at all.

Then clean salted eggs. Remove the dark clay and ash covering the salted eggs and clean with running water. Then separate the egg yolk from the whites. Steam the salted egg yolks for 15 minutes. Remove from steamer and mash the cooked salted egg yolk with a fork till fine.

Also chop some garlic and dice some spring onion for garnishing.

Cooking Pumpkin With Salted Egg Yolk:

Start by putting cornstarch onto the cut pumpkin. Coat the pumpkin with the cornstarch.

Heat oil in wok or pan using medium heat. When bubbles appear around a bamboo chopstick, the oil is ready. Place the coated pumpkin in a single layer into the wok. Do not overcrowd the wok. Let pumpkin fry in the oil (medium heat) for 1 minute before stirring. Then fry for another 3-4 minutes till all sides are crispy and are cooked through. Remove the fried pumpkin from wok.

Hest some oil in the wok and then add the minced garlic. Saute the garlic till fragrant. Then add in the mashed salted egg yolks. Stir fry till the salted egg yolks start to melt and is bubbling. Add a dash of cooking wine.

Add in the fried pumpkin. Stir fry and toss till all the fried pumpkin are evenly coated with the egg yolk. Sprinkle a little sugar, toss to mix well. Off heat, and garnish with some chopped spring onions. Dish up onto serving plate.

This dish can be eaten on its own as a snack or compliment with rice. So Enjoy!