Stir-fried squid with salted eggs

An original dish that is not often found on restaurant menus. So here's a stir-fried squid with salted eggs recipe, delicious served with rice.

What are salted eggs?

Les Salted eggs – khaï kem – are commonly eaten throughout Thailand (and in most Asian countries). These are duck eggs that are macerated, whole and raw, in highly salted water for 4-8 weeks. The salt in the solution ‘candies’ the egg. It is then eaten in rice soup, in salads or as a side dish.
For this recipe, we only use the yolk of the salted egg. It acts as a binder for the sauce.

A few tips to make this recipe:

🌶️ Squids have to cook super rapidly to stay tender. Be careful not to simmer them, though. Sauté them over a high heat.
🌶️ Prepare all the ingredients for the sauce before stir-frying the squid. This way you can easily control the cooking time.
🌶️ We only use the yolks. If you prefer to use the whole egg, just cut the white into small cubes and add them to the squids.

Here's a video of the recipe:

We made this little video with Nan behind the stove. The great thing about Nan making a video is that I get to enjoy the food afterwards 😆 (video is in French, sorry)

Other delicious recipes starring calamari

1

Deep-fried squid with garlic

Go to recipe

2

Steamed squid with lemon, garlic and chilli

Go to recipe

3

Stir-fried squid with chilli jam

Go to recipe

Stir-fried squid with salted eggs

An exquisite dish with an original sauce prepared with the yolks of salted eggs.

Servings 2 people

Prep Time 10 minutes min

Cook Time 5 minutes min

Ingredients

• 300 g of squid cleaned and cut into pieces
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 3 racines coriander roots (or stems without leaves)
• 1-2 bird chillies (or more... or less... as you prefer)
• 1 tsp of palm sugar
• 1 tbsp of fish sauce
• 2 spring onions cut in 3 cm pieces
• 1/2 sweet chillies cut in thin slices

For the sauce:

• 1 tsp of oyster sauce
• 1 big tbsp of chili jam (nam prik pao)
• 2 tbsp of soy sauce
• 2 salted egg yolks
• 50 to 70 ml of water

Instructions

• Mix the ingredients for the sauce: crush the yolks, add the oyster sauce, soy sauce and chilli jam. Stir and add the water.
• Pound coriander roots with garlic and chillies.
  
• Heat the oil in a wok, sauté the garlic and chilli mixture.
  
• Still over medium-high heat, add the squid. As soon as they change colour, add the sauce mix, sugar and fish sauce.
• Mix well and garnish with sweet chilli and spring onions. Serve hot with jasmine rice.

Course: seafood, main dish

Cuisine: Asian cuisine, Thai cuisine

Keyword: squid, nam prik pao, salted eggs