Spinach with Gold & Silver Eggs 金银蛋菠菜
Spinach with Gold & Silver Eggs Recipe 金银蛋菠菜 is a delightfully tasty and easy eggy vegetable dish of soft and tender spinach speckled with yummy bits of salted and preserved duck eggs.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 1 big bunch spinach
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 3/4 cup chicken stock
- 1 salted duck egg
- 1 preserved thousand year egg
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 1 tsp corn starch
Instructions
- 1
Soak spinach in at least three changes of water to get rid of the dirt. If large, chop spinach in half.
- 2
Boil salted egg for 10 minutes. When cooled, peel and dice the salted egg. Clean, peel and dice the preserved egg.
- 3
In a medium high hot wok add 2 tbsp of oil. Add in minced garlic and stir for a few seconds until fragrant. Add your spinach and stir fry a minute or so until limp but still bright green. Remove to a plate.
- 4
Add stock, salted egg, preserved egg and bring to a boil. Turn down to a shimmer and let cook for 2 minutes or until the eggs start disintegrating. Add white pepper and taste. Add salt if needed.
- 5
In a small bowl, mix 1 tbsp water with starch, stir and pour into the stock, stirring until the sauce is thick and clingy. Add in your spinach, give it a mix and serve hot.