Basic Egg Pudding

Title:
Basic Egg Pudding

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Eggs




Ingredients:





     6    Egg yolks


     1 tb Cornstarch


     2 tb Water


   1/2 ts Salt


     3    -(up to)


     4 tb Oil


     2 tb Smoked ham






 1. Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored. Blend cornstarch and cold


 water to a paste; then add to eggs, along with salt. Stir in well.


 


 2. Heat oil to smoking. Add eggs; then reduce heat to medium-low. Cook,


 stirring in one direction, until mixture is smooth, thick and pudding-like.


 


 3. Pour into a serving bowl. Mince smoked ham and sprinkle over as a


 garnish.


 


 NOTE: Other names for this dish are Imperial Eggs and Flowing Yellow.


 VARIATIONS:


 


 1. For the egg yolks, substitute whole eggs.


 


 2. In step 1, add to the egg mixture any or all of the following:


 


  a. 1 cup stock


 


  b. 1 to 2 tablespoons sherry


 


  c. 1/4 cup bamboo shoots, minced


 


  d. 1/4 cup water chestnuts, minced


 


  e. 1/4 cup smoked ham, minced (omit ham garnish)


 


  f. 2 dried black mushrooms (soaked), minced


 


  g. 2 tablespoons dried shrimp (soaked), minced


 


 3. In step 2, when the egg mixture begins to thicken, stir in 1/2 cup


 cooked shrimp, minced.


 


 From ,
ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded


 from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.