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Kwek-kwek

Traditional dish with hard-cooked quail eggs, all-purpose flour, orange food coloring.

Ingredients

  • to taste hard-cooked quail eggs
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • to taste orange food coloring
  • to taste vegetable oil

Steps

  1. Gradually but vigorously whisk the water into the flour.
  2. The wet mixture should be thick but flow like a pancake batter.
  3. Dip the eggs in the batter to coat them completely.
  4. Heat several inches of vegetable oil in a deep pot.
  5. You’re aiming for about 350°F (180°C).
  6. Add the coated eggs to the hot oil.
  7. Deep fry until very light golden and cooked through.
  8. Remove from the oil.
  9. Drain off any excess.
  10. Serve with spicy vinegar.

Adapted from “Kwek-Kwek”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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