Chinese Chili Oil Eggs (Hong You Bao Dan)
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Origin
Pan-Chinese — the bao dan technique is fundamental Chinese egg cookery; the chili oil dressing is the Sichuan application of a universal preparation
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Description
Hong you bao dan: soft-fried eggs (bao dan — 'wrapped egg' — egg with crispy edges, runny yolk) drizzled with Sichuan chili oil, soy sauce, and spring onion. A simple but technique-requiring egg preparation: the egg is slid into very hot oil so the white sets and crisps at the edges while the yolk stays runny, then finished with chili oil dressing. The home-cooking version of a restaurant classic.
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The Thread
—Mexican huevos rancheros (fried egg with salsa)
—Spanish huevos fritos (olive oil fried egg)
—Japanese tamago kake gohan (egg over rice — similar egg appreciation)
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Flavour Context
Crispy egg white edges, runny yolk, fiery-aromatic chili oil, soy — deceptively simple, enormously satisfying
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