Comments on: Crab Roe Tofu with Salted Duck Eggs (蟹黄豆腐)

By: Maggie Zhu

Maggie Zhu — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:30:37 +0000

In reply to Diana. You can totally use the whole cooked salted duck eggs. They actually taste much fresher and better than the packaged yolks. However I cannot think of a great way to use the whites. They are very salty and do not taste as nice as the yolks. I think you might be able to chop them really fine and add to stir fries (or braised tofu dishes like this) to replace the salt. In China we serve the whole salted duck eggs with plain congee, but it won't taste that good if you only use the whites.

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:36:47 +0000

I’m excited to try this; it sounds delicious! My local market has whole cooked salted duck eggs, but I didn’t see just the yolks by themselves. If I buy the whole eggs to make this recipe, what sorts of things would you suggest doing with the whites left over? Thanks!

By: G Lee

G Lee — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 03:18:24 +0000

Loved all the ingredients and had everything to make this! Had this in Shanghai, but don’t really like crab roe so this was great.

By: Lusiana

Lusiana — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 17:04:31 +0000

I love this recipe

By: Maggie Zhu

Maggie Zhu — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 18:05:30 +0000

In reply to R. Dixey.

Sorry for the confusion! I initially tested the recipe with a small amount of sugar but didn’t like the result. I ended up skipping it in the final recipe and forgot to delete it from the instructions.
I just updated the recipe to reflect the change. Happy cooking and I’m looking forward to hearing your feedback if you try this one out 🙂

By: R. Dixey

R. Dixey — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 15:50:36 +0000

I’ve bought everything to make this recipe, but there’s one issue: you mention sugar in the cooking instructions but it’s not on the ingredient list. How much do I need to add?