Ground Pork Cake with Salty Egg (Haam Daan Ju Yoke Beng) Recipe
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Ground Pork Cake with Salty Egg (Haam Daan Ju Yoke Beng)

By: Mel 
"This is an authentic familiar traditional Cantonese home-style dish. It's a recipe mostly passed on within families, and it is rare to find this dish in any Asian restaurant. Trust me though, it is VERY good. It's actually intentionally salty tasting, so it goes very well with white rice. Salty eggs are also called a Haam Daan- you can find them at all Asian supermarkets."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (10)

What to Drink?

Beer Beer
Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 salted (hard-cooked) duck egg, shelled
  • 1 1/2 pounds ground pork
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1/2 head broccoli, cut into florets

Directions

  1. Separate the white of the salted egg from the yolk. Mash the white with a spoon in a small bowl or blend in a food processor. Divide the yolk into four pieces and set aside.
  2. In a medium heat-proof bowl, mix together the ground pork, salty egg white, regular egg, soy sauce, sugar, salt, pepper and milk using your hands. The milk will make the texture smoother. Let stand for 15 minutes to marinate. In Chinese cooking, this is the best time to prepare the rest of the dishes for the meal and begin cooking rice.
  3. Take the pieces of salted egg yolk and push them into the pork. Smooth the top of the pork until it is flat and even. Arrange broccoli florets around the outer edge of the meat.
  4. Place the bowl in a steamer or in a large pot with a couple inches of water in it. Set over medium-low heat. Steam until the meat is browned throughout, about 30 minutes. Serve with rice. The yolk is the most coveted part of the dish. Ration it carefully! It is very salty, so it is best to eat the yolk a tid bit at a time with a larger bite of meat, mixed with a mouthful of rice.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 419 | Total Fat: 28.3g | Cholesterol: 318mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 22, 2006 by mb   view full review
very good!! I can't believe I found a recipe for this. My mother's recipe was "a dash of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 21, 2006 by Moss   view full review
Nice, clear instructions. I agree with the other person, definately use 2 eggs, and just use...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 10, 2010 by who_me   view full review
Note that there are two kinds of salted eggs available for sale. Some are already boiled, so...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 1, 2006 by Ilovemy4kids   view full review
Mashing a hard boiled egg finely is rather hard, so I think it is easier to just mix the raw...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 9, 2007 by WENDYL6425   view full review
Love this recipe! I used a non cooked salt egg and a regular egg to mix with the pork. ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2006 by annabananaruth   view full review
Great-tasting! The best-tasting way I have found to fix salted eggs yet. :) My Cantonese...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2007 by Danno   view full review
Quite tasty, with no changes to the recipe. My local market only carries salty eggs already...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 9, 2007 by FREGA   view full review
My husband actualy made this one, I've been baking all day and he wanted to do somthing nice,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 6, 2007 by TheCambodianCook   view full review
It was ok. This didn't go well with broccoli...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 7, 2008 by Alessandra   view full review
I love this recipe. I have been searching for it ever since my brother's mother in law made...

 

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