This Salted Egg Long Beans is for all you salted egg lovers out there, with its strong spicy and savory flavors that go perfectly well with porridge! Although this may not be suitable for kids due to the strong flavors and spiciness, adults will absolutely love these umami-packed vegetables, like an umami-bomb in your mouth that may even overpower the main dishes!
Here are the key ingredients:
- Long Beans: Long beans, also known as snake beans, are the main attraction in this dish. They add a satisfying crunch and vibrant green color, making every bite a visual and textural delight.
- Garlic: Garlic provides a robust and aromatic flavor to the dish. Sliced finely into strips, it infuses every element with its signature aroma.
- Bird’s Eye Chili: For a spicy kick, bird’s eye chili is included. These tiny, fiery peppers are not for the faint of heart and add a tantalizing heat that elevates the overall experience.
- Salted Egg: The star of the show, salted egg, brings a unique and irresistible umami flavor to the dish. It is divided into creamy yolks and diced whites, each contributing distinct textures and tastes, and added in at different times when cooking.
- Dried Chilies: Soaked and cut into smaller pieces, dried chilies contribute a smoky depth to the dish, enhancing the overall complexity of flavors.
- Fish Sauce: The final ingredient, fish sauce, provides the essential saltiness and a subtle depth of flavor that ties everything together.
The taste of Salted Egg Long Beans is a harmonious blend of flavors. The crispy long beans provide a satisfying crunch, while the creamy salted egg yolk imparts a rich, velvety texture. The heat from the bird’s eye chili and dried chilies offers a spicy contrast, perfectly balanced by the umami notes from the salted egg and the savory goodness of garlic. The fish sauce ties it all together with its distinctive saltiness.
Don’t miss out on this savory, spicy, and utterly satisfying experience that brings the essence of Southeast Asia to your home and will surely impress your family and friends. So let’s get to it!
Watch How To Make It
Salted Egg Long Beans
Ingredients
- 200 g long beans
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 bird's eye chili
- 1 cooked salted egg
- 5 dried chilies
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
Instructions
- Soak the dried chilies in hot water and set it aside.
- Wash and chop the long beans, garlic and bird’s eye chili.
- Cut the salted egg and separate the egg yolks and egg white. Mash up the egg yolk and dice the egg whites.
- Scoop out the dried chilies and cut them into smaller pieces.
- Heat up oil in a pan over medium-high heat, stir-fry the long beans until they turn bright green, then put them aside.
- Turn down the heat and fry the garlic, bird’s eye chili and dried chilies until fragrant, then put it aside.
- Cook the salted egg yolk over medium-high heat. Give it a good stir until the egg yolk turns frothy, then throw everything back in (long beans, garlic, bird’s eye chili, dried chilies), adding the egg whites and fish sauce. Mix well and serve!