How to make leather eggs and recipe (traditional method of making leather eggs)

Pi egg is a kind of traditional Chinese food, with duck eggs as raw material, through a special production process, made of food with special taste and nutritional value. Below are the specific steps and recipes for making leather eggs in the traditional way.

Recipe

1. 10 duck eggs

2. 100 grams of alkali

3. 50 grams of brown sugar

4. 50 grams of tea

5. 2,000 milliliters of water

Steps in the making

First step: pickled duck eggs

1.

2. Add the alkali to the water and mix well.

3. Pour the lye water into the basin and cover the duck eggs completely.

4. Cover and leave for 24 hours.

Step 2: Boil the Duck Eggs

1. Place the marinated duck eggs in a pot and add enough water.

2. Turn on the heat and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and cook for 20 minutes.

3. Turn off the heat, fish out the duck eggs and rinse them with cool water.

Step 3: Wrap the tea leaves

1. Put the tea leaves in a bowl, add brown sugar and mix well.

2. Coat the surface of each duck egg evenly with the tea leaves and sugar powder.

Step 4: Wrap the clay

1. Prepare clean clay and wrap the duck eggs in the clay.

2. Put the wrapped duck eggs into a pot and cover them with a wet cloth.

Step 5: Leave to ferment

1. Place the pot in a ventilated and dry place for about 20 days.

2. Every 2-3 days, turn the duck eggs over so that they are evenly heated.

Step 6: Remove the soil

1. Remove the duck eggs and brush away the soil with a brush.

2. Wash the duck eggs with water and set aside to dry.