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Spicy Caramelized Quail Eggs (Khai Luk Khoei)

Adapted from an internet recipe.
This is Thai in nature and is a variant of Son-in-Law Eggs (Khai Luk Khoei). The recipe is from a Thai person but omits the tamarind and shallot oil. This sounds good and is a nice way to prepare quail eggs. On my to cook list. This recipes assumes you have hard boiled or canned eggs available. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Notes section.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine Thai
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 7 hard boiled quail eggs, see Step 1
  • 1-3 red Bird's Eye chilies, seeded and thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar, or rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon onion, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon fresh coriander leaves, chopped

Instructions
 

  • For the quail eggs, you can use fresh or canned, a shortcut for perfect hard boiled quail eggs is in the Recipe Notes section. If using canned eggs, and there is nothing wrong with that, just drain the eggs needed and refrigerate the rest.
  • Once you have the hard boiled quail eggs sorted out, fresh and peeled or canned, cut each in half lengthwise.
  • Heat a non stick pan to medium heat with about ½ inch of cooking oil, when hot, add the egg halves, fry until lightly browned on both sides, remove the eggs to a serving plate.
  • Pour out all but 1 tablespoon of oil, easy way is to pour out all hot oil into a jar and add 1 tablespoon of oil back to the pan.
  • Heat the oil and when hot, add the chilies and garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Turn the heat down to medium.
  • Add the soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and vinegar and cook, stirring, until the sugar caramelizes and the sauce thickens and turns brown.
  • Pour sauce over the eggs, sprinkle with the onion and coriander, serve, and enjoy.

Notes

Shortcut: Perfect Hard Boiled Quail Eggs.