🇨🇳 Chinese Cuisine

饵块 (Er Kuai)

Erkuai

Prep Time 20 minutes

Servings 2

Difficulty Easy

A Yunnan rice cake made from pounded cooked rice, grilled or stir-fried with various toppings. The chewy, dense texture is unique to Yunnan cuisine and can be sweet or savory.

Ingredients

400g erkuai rice cakes sliced
100g preserved vegetables (ya cai)
2 eggs
2 tablespoons chili sauce
Scallions
Soy sauce
Vegetable oil

Instructions

1 Slice erkuai into strips or leave as rounds.
2 Heat oil and stir-fry preserved vegetables until fragrant.
3 Add erkuai slices and stir-fry until softened and lightly charred.
4 Push aside and scramble eggs in the wok.
5 Combine everything with soy sauce and chili sauce, serve hot.

Did You Know?

Erkuai is unique to Yunnan and gets its name from the ear-shaped pieces the rice cakes were traditionally formed into.