Golden Coin Eggs
Golden Coin Eggs are made by slicing boiled eggs and pan-frying them until golden, then stir-frying with green and red chiles and fermented black beans. Crisp outside and tender inside, savory with a mild heat, and shaped like ancient coins for good fortune. A quick, easy Hunan-style homestyle dish that goes great with rice.
Ingredients and Tools
- eggs
- long green chili
- xiaomi chili
- doubanjiang
- garlic
- scallion
- cornstarch (optional)
- cooking oil
- light soy sauce
- oyster sauce
- sugar
Measurements
- eggs 5
- cornstarch 40 g
- cooking oil 20-35 ml
- long green chili 15 g
- xiaomi chili 6-15 g (about 2-5)
- doubanjiang 15 ml
- garlic 10 g (about 2-3 cloves)
- scallion 3 g (about 1-2 stalks)
- light soy sauce 15 ml
- oyster sauce 15 ml
- sugar 5 g
Steps
- Put the eggs into cold water, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and cook for 8 minutes.
- Rinse with tap water to cool, making them easier to peel.
- Mince the garlic (particle size no larger than 1 mm), and dice the long green chili and xiaomi chili (about 2-3 mm).
- Cut each cooked egg into 4 similar pieces along the short axis.
- If coating with starch, coat each egg slice with starch and shake off excess starch.
- Add 25 ml oil to the pan (if not coating with starch, add 20 ml), then add the egg slices.
- Pan-fry until lightly golden, then add 10 ml oil (if not coating with starch, add 10 ml) and flip.
- When the second side is lightly golden, add the long green chili, xiaomi chili, and minced garlic and fry for about 1 minute, then flip.
- Then add doubanjiang and fry for several десятки秒, then flip.
- Mix light soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar into a sauce, toss the pan gently, and then serve.
Notes
- For the original flavor, 15 g is recommended; if you can’t handle heat, reduce to 6 g, and you can also remove the chili seeds.
- A nonstick pan is recommended; when using a nonstick pan, you can reduce the initial oil by 5 ml.
- Make sure the eggs are fully set before peeling.
- Avoid over-stirring; they can fall apart easily.
- Reference: [Step photos] Hunan Restaurant - Golden Coin Eggs Recipe, Hunan Restaurant - Golden Coin Eggs Steps, Homestyle Dish - Xiachufang. If you follow this process and find issues or improvements, please open an Issue or Pull Request.