Susan Feniger's Kaya Toast

Method:

1. 1

   In a small sauce pot, mix together the coconut milk and 1/2 cup sugar. Stir in the pandan leaves and salt and bring to a boil over high heat, keeping the pandan submerged in the milk as the leaves cook and soften. When the milk has come to a boil, remove from heat and let the mixture steep for 10 minutes.

2. 2

   Remove the pandan leaves from the milk, squeezing any excess liquid from the leaves into the milk. Discard the leaves.

3. 3

   In a medium stainless steel mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, yolks and remaining 1/2 cup sugar.

4. 4

   Whisk in the coconut milk mixture to form a custard base.

5. 5

   Place the stainless steel bowl over a medium pot of lightly simmering water. Gently cook the custard, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, until the mixture thickens, 15 to 20 minutes. The final texture should have a thick custard consistency (a trail of the spatula should remain on the surface of the custard for more than 10 seconds).

6. 6

   Immediately remove from the heat and strain into a medium bowl set over a larger bowl of ice water. Stir until the custard cools, then cover and refrigerate until needed. This makes about 2 cups coconut jam, more than is needed for the remainder of the recipe. The jam will keep for 1 week, refrigerated.

7. 7

   Spread 2 tablespoons coconut jam evenly over both slices of the bread on the untoasted side. Then place a layer of shaved butter over the jam.

8. 8

   Place one slice of bread over the other to form a sandwich.

9. 9

   Halve the sandwich, and then cut each half into thirds to form 6 even wedges.

10. 10

    To soft boil the egg, add the egg to boiling water. Cook for 6 minutes, remove and ice.

11. 11

    Pour the dark soy sauce over the egg and dash with the pepper.

12. 12

    Serve the egg alongside the sandwich wedges.

Adapted from Foodnetwork