Stir-Fried Preserved Eggs with Chive Blossoms
A fragrant home-style stir-fry of Chinese chive blossoms, century eggs, and ground meat.
Ingredients
preserved eggs (boil in water, then simmer 5 minutes after boiling, transfer to cold water, peel once cooled, and slice for later use)
3
ground pork
50 g
chive blossoms (washed, trimmed at both ends, cut into small segments)
30 g
dried chili peppers (cut into segments)
2
fermented black beans (soaked in cooking wine)
1 tbsp
cooking oil
30 g
cooking wine (for soaking fermented black beans)
1 tbsp
fine salt
1 tsp
MSG
2 tsp
Instructions
1
Preparing the Preserved Eggs
Place the preserved eggs in water, bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes and turn off the heat. Remove and soak in cold water. Once cooled, peel and slice for later use.
2
Preparing the Aromatics
Soak the fermented black beans in cooking wine. Wash the chive blossoms, trim the ends, and cut into small segments for later use. Cut the dried chili peppers into pieces.
3
Stir-Frying the Ground Pork
Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry the ground pork until the oil renders, then add the dried chili pieces, fermented black beans, fine salt, and MSG. Stir-fry until fragrant.
4
Adding the Main Ingredients
Add the preserved egg slices and chive blossoms to the pan, stir-fry until cooked through, then plate.