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Kwek Kwek (Filipino Quail Egg and Street Fritter)

Name: Kwek Kwek (Filipino Quail Egg and Street Fritter)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: quail eggs, boiled 200 g; all-purpose flour 200 g; cornstarch 100 g; egg, beaten 1 pieces; annatto or food colouring 10 g; sweet potato, cut into sticks 200 g; water 300 ml; oil for frying 700 ml; fine salt 5 g

Quail eggs and vegetables coated in coloured batter and fried.

40 minutes · 4 servings · Easy

Kwek kwek is the street-stall batter that covers quail eggs, vegetables and sometimes longganisa in a coloured coating dyed for looks and for the pleasure of the cut. Vinegar and chilli go into the batter as well as the dipping sauce, and the eggs are cooked in the same hot fat as the larger items. A marble or toothpick usually finds the eggs first.

Ingredients

quail eggs, boiled200 g
all-purpose flour200 g
cornstarch100 g
egg, beaten1 pieces
annatto or food colouring10 g
sweet potato, cut into sticks200 g
water300 ml
oil for frying700 ml
fine salt5 g

Directions

1
Mix flour, starch, egg, colouring, water and salt into a batter.
2
Thread sweet potato and quail eggs onto skewers.
3
Dip into the batter until fully coated.
4
Fry at 180C for 4 minutes until crisp and golden.
coating is crisp and golden

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