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Salted Egg Yolk Wings – Delishar

It’s been a while since I indulged in salted egg yolk. It’s a once in a blue moon treat for me. It has also been a while since I shared chicken wings recipe on my blog. The last one was last year I think, when I shared my Lime Cilantro Crispy Wings. On that post, I shared about how to attain crispy oven-fried chicken without thick batter and deep-frying.

Using a secret ingredient, baking powder. That combined with a little coating of flour, a very light spray of cooking oil, and a hot oven was all that was needed. The baking powder helps draw out moisture from the skin and evaporates the moisture as it cooks, allowing the chicken skin to crispy up. Flour helps to lock in the juices of the chicken to keep it moist. At the same time, the chicken cooks in it’s own rendered fat as it bakes, and excess fat drips off onto the pan.

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This has been one of my favourite way to make crispy oven-baked chicken wings, and be able to enjoy it with less guilt knowing that it did not come out from a deep fryer filled with oil. This recipe can be adapted to be used in an airfryer as well, as an air-fryer somewhat mimics that of a smaller oven.

So let me get to the sauce. Oh the sauce… Mmmm the sauce… one word. Orgasmic. I mean, it’s salted egg yolk, curry leaves, chilli padi, tad of curry powder to boost the aroma of curry leaves, a tad bit of sugar to balance the saltiness of the yolk, and then the creaminess of the evaporated milk. We made 12 mid wings that night, meant for 4. But I’ll let you in on a little secret, the both of us finished all 12 in a sitting. The husband is not a salted egg yolk fan to begin with, but he could not stop eating it. He said, “What sauce is on these wings? The whole thing is really really good! You should make it again.” So a word of advice, make more or there will be war.

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Salted Egg Yolk Wings

Delishar

Oven-baked crispy wings

12 chicken mid wings
2 tbsp flour
2 tsp baking powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking spray / melted butter

Salted Egg Yolk Sauce

4 salted egg yolks
20 curry leaves
1 chilli padi seeded and sliced
2 tbsp butter
4 tbsp evaporated milk
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp curry powder

Oven-baked crispy wings

Pre-heat oven to 200C.
Clean and pat dry wings.
Season wings with salt and pepper.
In a bowl, toss wings with flour and baking powder, lightly coating each side.
Place wings on wire rack and lightly spray with cooking spray or lightly brush on melted butter.
Bake for 25 minutes, flip and bake for another 10-15 minutes or until crispy.

Salted Egg Yolk Sauce

Steam salted egg yolks for 10 minutes until cooked.
Mash salted egg yolks.
In a pan, melt butter.
Stir-fry curry leaves, chilli, and garlic until fragrant.
Add salted egg yolk and stir-fry until bubbly.
Pour in evaporated milk, and season with sugar and curry powder.
Bring to a boil, reduce slightly, and remove from heat. (This process is quick, do not over simmer and dry up sauce.)

Do not over simmer sauce or over reduce or sauce will dry up.
Add more milk if you want more sauce.

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Apple Crumb Cake with Salted Caramel Sauce – Delishar

This cake requires a bit of work but the effort was well worth it. Of course, you can skip making your own caramel sauce, and use a store-bought one. But you know it’s going to be different. There’s actually 3 recipes in this post. Streusel, salted caramel sauce, and a cake recipe. You can use the streusel recipe to top any coffee cake or muffins for that crumbly edge.

The salted caramel sauce needs no introduction. It goes amazingly well with any and every dessert! Salted caramel is another one of my kryptonite. I can go in spoonful after spoonful if I’m out of control. I tend to find quick ways to get rid of it. Either by using it for other bake products or giving it away to friends and family. I’m not sure how strong my will power is to keep myself away from that delicious thang if I know it’s still in the house.

So anyway, the sour cream and the apples keeps the cake nice and moist. The streusel gives it a contrasting texture, and the sauce hits all the right notes. There’s a lot going on, in this cake. And I’m certain that you’ll enjoy it as much as I did.

Apple Crumb Cake with Salted Caramel Sauce

Delishar

Makes an 8 inch cake

Salted Caramel Sauce (makes about 1 1/2 cup)

1 cup 225g castor sugar
½ cup 117.5ml heavy cream
2 tablespoons 28.5g unsalted butter
1/2 tsp sea salt or to taste

Streusel Crumb

1 1/2 cup 192g flour
1/2 cup 100g brown sugar
1/4 cup 56g castor sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup 113g butter, melted
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Cake Batter

4 Tablespoons 56.5g butter, softened
1/2 cup 100g castor sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup 128g flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 granny smith apples-peeled and sliced
1 tsp cinnamon powder

Salted Caramel Sauce

In a medium saucepan set over medium-low heat, melt sugar.
Cook, without stirring, until the sugar has turned a deep amber hue, approximately 10 to 12 minutes.
Then add butter while stirring constantly.
Slowly whisk in the cream and continue simmering the mixture until it is smooth
Remove from heat, then whisk in salt, to taste.

Streusel Crumbs

In a bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients.
Pour in melted butter and vanilla, stir until moist and crumbly.
Set aside.

Cake

Preheat the oven to 175C.
Toss sliced apples with cinnamon powder, then set aside.
Line and grease a 8 inch round pan.
In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, and vanilla extract together until light and fluffy.
Add egg and beat well.
Add sour cream and beat until combined.
Sift in dry ingredients (salt, baking powder, baking soda, and flour) to the butter mixture.
Stir until combined.
Spread half the batter at the bottom of the pan.
Lay the apple chunks evenly on top of the batter.
Sprinkle 1/2 of the crumbs mixture over the apples.
Spread the remaining batter over the crumbs and on the top spread the rest of the streusel.
Bake 35-40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
Drizzle salted caramel sauce on top and serve.

Adapted from yummiestfood

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Dodo Chicken Platter with Salted Egg Yolk Dip – Delishar

Crispy & crunchy battered succulent fried boneless chicken with a rich decadent silky 5-ingredient salted egg yolk sauce to pair. This chicken platter combo is a match made in heaven. Using Dodo’s new chicken series saves me the time and mess from having to marinate and batter the chicken myself! The crowd favourite sauce uses only 5 simple ingredients and takes 5 minutes to put together. Perfect for the upcoming festive celebrations.

DoDo recently released a new Halal certified chicken series comprising of:
– DoDo Chicken Patty (In Batter)
– Chicken Cutlet (Leg)
– DoDo Chicken Patty Mala

You can oven bake, air-fry, or fry it frozen as I did. Yes, no need to thaw it out. How convenient is that?! Great for last-minute parties, when you have the munchies, or when you just do not know what to make for dinner. I’ve made Japanese Chicken Katsu Curry Don, Crispy Chicken Salad, ‘Zinger’ Burger, and Chicken Katsu Don with it so far.

My favourite is the Mala Chicken Patty. That was a flavour bomb, just like what a good bowl of mala should be. It’s not subtle, nor is it overwhelming. If you are a mala lover, you’ll find it difficult to keep your hands off this one! The Chicken Cutlet uses chicken leg meat which makes it juicer, great for burgers. My youngest, the fried chicken lover, can’t stop eating the Chicken Patty and Chicken Cutlet. That little girl ate 3 pieces at dinner and was reaching for her 4th when I had to stop her from over-eating.

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The sauce pairs perfectly with the 3 varieties. The creaminess of the sauce helps to balance out the spices in Mala chicken and adds depth to the other 2 varieties. The chicken pieces on their own are well seasoned and flavourful. I honestly really like this new range of DoDo chicken series!

DoDo is having a Festive Chicky Bundle for the DoDo Chicken Series. 3 Mix & Match packets for only $30 until 31 Dec 2021 at DoDo’s e-Store! Normal RSP $49.90, that’s great savings! Grab yours before the deal ends!