How to Make Chinese Smoked Quails’ Eggs Asian Cooking Recipe Cuisine

China Smoked Quail’s Eggs

This recipe was taken from centuries old cooking techniques and when possible applied modern cooking methods and/or ingredients.  It uses Asian cooking styles, Asian Spices, Asian Sauces and Asian Ingredients.  The style of cooking may have a slight alteration while still maintaining the dish's overall purpose.  In this blog we touch on recipes that may be predominant for the Chinese Cuisines.  We will also share recipes based upon country, or regions such as: Burma, Cambodia, Indian, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.  Some cuisines are considered South Asian, South East Asian, Central Asian and/or Middle Eastern and may not be strictly connected to a specific country or culture.

Recipe makes for 4-6 Servings

30 quails’ eggs

6 cups water

4 star anises

1 1/2 tsp salt

2 tbsp dark soy sauce

1/2 chicken cube

1 tbsp sugar

sesame oil for coating

1 tbsp red tea leaves

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 sheet tin foil

1 greased iron rack

1 cup shredded lettuce


1/2 cup shredded carrots

Directions:

Place the quails’ eggs into a 2 quart saucepan with 3 cups of water and slowly bring it to boil, covered. Remove the lid and continue to boil for 2 minutes. Take out and place under the cold running water for 10 minutes and shell for later use.

Discard the boiling water and put the remaining 3 cups of water into the saucepan. Add the star anise and salt to simmer for 20 minutes then mix in the dark soy, chicken essence and sugar to cook till dissolved. Turn off the heat and leave aside to cool for 20 minutes. Soak the eggs in the sauce for an hour. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain and coat with the sesame oil.


Line the wok with tin foil and sprinkle the tea leaves and brown sugar on top. Put in a rack and warm the wok with moderate heat until smoke rises. Arrange the eggs on the rack and cover to smoke for 15 minutes. Remove. Place the quails’ eggs on a plate lined with the shredded lettuce and carrots. Serve.


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Enjoy..

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