Sipo Egg I
Sipo Egg is a Filipino quail egg and shrimp recipe that originated in Pampanga, Philippines. This is the quick non creamy version, and it does sound good. On my to cook list for sure, and soon. Link to the Shortcut is listed in the Notes section.
Ingredients
- 4 cups frozen mixed vegetables, peas, carrots, corn, thawed
- ½ cup cashews, raw or roasted, your choice
- 18-20 hard boiled quail eggs, peeled, Shortcut
- 500 grams fresh shrimp, pealed, deveined, tail removed, (1 lb)
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup chicken stock, cold
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- salt and white pepper, to taste
- 3 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- In a measuring cup add the cold stock and mix in the corn starch, set aside.
- In a large non stick pan, melt the butter then cook the garlic and onion until the onion is soft, add the mixed vegetables and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes.
- Pour in the stock, add the cashews, shrimp, and quail eggs. Bring to a low simmer and cook, also stirring once in a while, for 3 minutes.
- Mix in the sesame oil and season with salt and white pepper powder, serve as a side dish or a light main dish.
Notes
Figure about 20 Baht for the quail eggs, and about 75 Baht for the shrimp, both locally obtained in local markets. For 6 servings, this is about 44 cents per serving.
Shortcut: Perfect Hard Boiled Quail Eggs.
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