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Kwek Kwek (Filipino Street Food)
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Prep Time:
20 minutes
20 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
20 minutes
Total Time:
60 minutes
60 minutes
Tasty Filipino street food: Quail eggs dipped in orange batter, deep-fried, and served with sweet-sour sauce.
Ingredients:
- 12 quail eggs
- 0.25 cup rice vinegar
- 0.25 cup ketchup
- 0.25 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 0.5 cup water
- 1 drop yellow food coloring
- 1 drop red food coloring
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- oil for deep frying
- 0.25 cup cornstarch
- bamboo skewer
Instructions:
- In a saucepan, cover eggs with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and cook for 4 minutes. Remove from heat, let stand covered for 2 minutes. Rinse eggs in cold water, cool to room temperature, and peel.
- In a saucepan, mix rice vinegar, ketchup, brown sugar, and soy sauce. Cook over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves, for about 5 minutes. Allow it to cool.
- Achieve a vibrant orange hue by incorporating red and yellow food coloring into the water. Mix flour, salt, and pepper in a bowl, then pour in the colored water and stir until smooth.
- Warm the oil in a wok until it reaches 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Roll eggs in cornstarch, coat lightly, remove excess. Dip in orange batter to fully cover. Skewer eggs and carefully drop into hot oil. Fry until crispy, about 2 minutes each side. Remove with slotted spoon, drain on paper towels.