Hong Kong Egg Sandwich
also called daan ji · 蛋治 · egg sandwich · HK egg sandwich · scrambled egg sandwich · soft egg sandwich
- Cha Chaan Teng
- serves 1
- recipe says 10 min
- Sandwiches & Rolls
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 3 largeeggs | beat it smooth, no streaks | fold 3 min on the lowest heat, off wet | fold it in, crusts off, cut in triangles |
| 1 Tbsevaporated milk | |||
| 1/4 tspfine salt | |||
| 1/8 tspwhite pepper | |||
| 2 tspunsalted butter | |||
| 2 tsp(softened)salted butter | butter both faces to the edge | ||
| 2 sliceswhite sandwich bread |
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.8 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1beat it smooth, no streaks
2fold 3 min on the lowest heat, off wet
goes in with what step 1 made
3butter both faces to the edge
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 3 min3 of 4 steps give no time
- Needs you
- about 3 min
- If you get it wrong
- Narrow — the egg comes out of the pan while it still looks underdone and sets on the way to the bread; cooked until it looks right it goes to curds and will not hold as a sheet
beat it smooth, no streaks
not timedfrom the start
butter both faces to the edge
not timedfrom the start
fold 3 min on the lowest heat, off wet
3 minneeds youfrom the start
fold it in, crusts off, cut in triangles
not timed3 min in
- needs you
- never timed
You'll need nonstick pan
See how it is written
>> title: Hong Kong Egg Sandwich
>> category: Sandwiches & Rolls
>> tags: eggs, sandwich, bread, hong kong, breakfast, quick
>> counters: Cha Chaan Teng
>> aka: daan ji, 蛋治, egg sandwich, HK egg sandwich, scrambled egg sandwich, soft egg sandwich
>> servings: 1
>> time: 10 min
>> slack: narrow — the egg comes out of the pan while it still looks underdone and sets on the way to the bread; cooked until it looks right it goes to curds and will not hold as a sheet
>> step: beat it smooth, no streaks
Beat @eggs{3%large} with @evaporated milk{1%Tbs}, @fine salt{1/4%tsp} and @white pepper{1/8%tsp} until there are no streaks left.
>> step: fold 3 min on the lowest heat, off wet
Cook @&(~1)egg{} in @unsalted butter{2%tsp} in a #nonstick pan{} on the lowest heat the burner will hold for ~fold{3%min}, dragging it in slow folds and taking it off while it is still wet.
>> step: butter both faces to the edge
Spread @salted butter{2%tsp}(softened) over both faces of @white sandwich bread{2%slices} right to the edges.
>> step: fold it in, crusts off, cut in triangles
Fold @&(~2)soft egg{} into @&(~1)buttered bread{} as one sheet rather than a spoonful, cut the crusts off all four sides, and cut it corner to corner into triangles.