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Claypot egg

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Claypot egg, from the video
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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
▶ 2:22
  • 4 whole eggs
Crack four eggs and beat thoroughly until no stray strands of white remain.
Two dishes, and the claypot
▶ 2:43
Put an equal volume of stock in a small claypot and bring to a boil.
Making claypot eggBeating
▶ 2:43
  • 1 cup stock
  • ¼ tsp vinegar
Stir about a quarter teaspoon of vinegar into the beaten egg.
▶ 2:59
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp chicken bouillon powder
  • 0.125 tsp white pepper
Season the stock with half a teaspoon of salt, a quarter teaspoon of chicken bouillon powder and an eighth of a teaspoon of white pepper, and return to a boil.
▶ 3:14
Make a rapid whirlpool with chopsticks and pour the egg in slowly.
▶ 3:14
Cover, drop to medium low and cook five minutes, until very jiggly.
▶ 3:30
  • cilantro
Top with cilantro. Serve with white rice.