Deep-fried brandade cubes with elephant eyes

Name: Deep-fried brandade cubes with elephant eyes
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 egg; 2 tablespoons Italian parsley leaves, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 250 g desiree potatoes; 6 stalks parsley, chopped; 500 ml milk; 1 large onion, sliced; 2 slices lemon; 1 kg dried, split, salted cod; 1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped smoked ham; peanut oil; 1 teaspoon finely chopped spring onion, white only; 6 slices white bread; 1 teaspoon cornflour; 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger; 250 g white breadcrumbs; olive oil; 1 teaspoon freshly crushed peppercorn; 200 g plain flour; 225 ml walnut oil, warmed; 1 teaspoon sea salt; 3 hard-boiled eggs, shelled and sliced; 3 fresh eggs; ½ teaspoon sesame oil; 1 eggwhite; 1 sprig tarragon; 1 sprig thyme; ½ bay leaf; 1 tablespoon sugar; deep-fried celery leaves

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Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

My Food

By Cheong Liew and Elizabeth Ho

Published 1995

About

The Chinese believe elephant eyes bring good fortune, but relax, no illegal game hunting is required—this is a trompe l’oeil dish. The eyes are in fact halved pigeon eggs garnished with ham to form an ocular illusion.

The brandade cubes are prepared using mashed salted cod that must first be soaked in several changes of fresh water for 24 hours. This softens the fish to an almost fresh state, and desalinates it. Once prepared, the cube mixture must be chilled overnight to firm it fo

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Asia
China
Lunch
Birthday

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