Yen Can Cook ~ Pan Fried Nian Gao
Don’t know what to do with those leftover Nian Gao from Chinese New Year? Just simply pan fry them like what I did!
Nian Gao 年 糕, literally translated as Year Cake or Chinese New Year’s Cake, is one of the auspicious food to eat during Chinese New Year. This sweet, chewy glutinous rice and brown sugar cake is homonym for “higher year.” or in other words, the cake symbolizes achieving new heights in the coming year.
Ingredients (Serve: 4-5)
1 Nian Gao, sliced into 1cm thick
1 egg, beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt
Cooking oil
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Step 1: Mix the egg and salt together in a bowl.
Step 2: Heat some cooking on a pan over medium heat. Put in the sliced Nian Gao WITHOUT egg coating till both sides are slightly browned and soften.
Step 3: Dip the pan fried Nian Gao (Step 2) into the egg mixture and pan fry again. This can help the egg mixture coat better on the Nian Gao. Pan fry each side for 1 – 2 minutes until golden brown.
Note: Double dip the Nian Gao slices into the egg mixture and pan fry each side for another minute for more “eggy” taste.
HAPPY COOKING!
This looks absolutely sinful! Need some kopi with this.
KY, great afternoon tea snack indeed~
Yupe! My wife fried nian gao for us to after CNY. Ha 😀
Tekkaus, pan fried with egg coating like this too?
I remember this nian gao very well as that was how my late grandmother used to fry it. Come to think of it I haven’t had nian gao for a long time. My favorite of course of the crispy deep fried ones which I used to buy at SS2.
PH, I thought of deep fry it too but I don’t like the cleaning part after frying food. >_<
My favourite was the one from a stall outside Mei Sin coffee shop in Imbi (not sure if it’s still there).
Kris, that is the best fried Nian Gao that I’ve ever eaten too but the stall is no longer operating there.