Battered Quail Eggs

Back from church!
Posting this for you and killing time for musician's fellowship later this afternoon....

Finally! Here is the recipe for kwek-kwek that I mentioned in my earlier post about raising quails.

Kwek-Kwek, is a Filipino delicacy made of hard-boiled quail eggs and orange-tinted batter which is deep-fried until crispy, best with vinegar dip, sweet gravy sauce or sweet&sour sauce. It is a food commonly sold in streets of Manila and everywhere in Philippines. It is one of the famous snacks in the afternoons after siesta, quick-bite if you are in a hurry. It is a good comfort meal after a long day of activity. Kwek-kwek along with adidas, isaw, grilled pork blood, okoy, bananaQ, kamoteQ, fishballs, squidballs and many others, are mostly sold along schools and universities. Kwek-kwek have a mommy version called Tokneneng, hard-boiled chicken egg cooked the same way.

This is very easy! 

Tip: Pre-boil the eggs so it doesnt consume all your time becoz you have to let it sit to cool and peel the eggs. 

Ingredients:
 12-18 pcs hard-boiled quail eggs
 1 cup flour
 3 tbsp cornstarch (Very IMPORTANT!)
 1 tbsp Anatto powder or you can use a couple drops of orange food tint (or any color really) or just the batter itself is still good. It has just been popular in orange shade.
 1/2 tbsp salt
 1/2 tbsp ground black pepper
 2-3 cups cooking oil


Cooking procedure:
1. Place the cornstarch in a container and dredge the boiled quail eggs. Set aside. (Very IMPORTANT! I made it last time and ran out of cornstarch and the batter didnt stick well to the eggs.)

Batter didnt coat the eggs well but its still good!

 2. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, and pepper then mix thoroughly.

3. Dilute the anatto powder in warm water then pour-in the mixing bowl with the other ingredients or few drops of orange food coloring. Mix well.
4. Place all the quail eggs in the mixing bowl and coat with the batter.
5. Heat the pan and pour the cooking oil.
6. When the oil is hot enough, deep-fry the quail eggs by scooping them from the mixing bowl using a spoon. Make sure that each is coated with batter.

7. After a few minutes, remove the fried quail eggs from the pan and place in a serving plate.
8. Serve with vinegar, sweet gravy sauce or sweet&sour sauce while still crispy. Share and Enjoy!

Hope you are having a great Sunday! I'm signing off to get my potluck dish going!