EATING QUAIL EGGS FOR THE FIRST TIME!
A big thanks to @armadillocreek for this one!
On our recent trip to visit various Missouri homesteaders, we were gifted some quail eggs from @armadillocreek. Actually, it was 54 quail eggs to be exact. Since we hope to one day enjoy raising our own quail, we were excited to see how the eggs tasted ahead of time. We were hoping that quail could provide a meat and eggs source for us.
A SIMPLE HARD BOIL THIS TIME
Compared to this larger chicken egg, these tiny quail eggs may not seem like much. However, they pack quite a punch, and we were blessed to be able to finally try them. Unlike @mama-pepper and @papa-pepper, who had to wait until their adult life to taste something like this, the @little-peppers are getting started early.
We wanted to keep it simple this time, so we just went for hard boiled eggs this time. We brought some water almost to a boil and then added eighteen of the little eggs. After boiling them for about two minutes, we removed them.
At that point, we placed them in a bowl of ice water to cool them.
We allowed them to cool for a couple minutes, and then we were excited to give them a try.
We decided to add them to our meal, which also featured some pickled Chinese noodle beans that we had grown in our garden and canned. Along with our quesadillas, this was going to be one tasty meal... we hoped.
They peeled easily, just like a regular hard boiled egg. One interesting thing that surprised us was the pale blue inside of the shell. All of the eggs that we tried seemed to share this characteristic.
This was my first attempt at eating a hard boiled quail egg, and I was excited. Here it goes!
Sure enough, it was tasty! Though it was pretty similar to a hard boiled chicken egg, but different in a way that I can't explain. Personally, I really enjoyed them, and am looking forward to trying the thirty six that we still have left.
To make things even tastier, we then added some black pepper and some smoked salt that we were given by @mericanhomestead! That stuff is so tasty anyway, but it made these little eggs even more delicious!
THE @LITTLE-PEPPERS GIVE THEM A TRY
The @little-peppers were very excited to try them too, especially Monster Truck the Pepper and Pinkie-Pepper who were able to meet the very quail that laid these eggs when we visited @armadillocreek!
Each of the @little-peppers not only tried an egg, but they came back for more! I think that the size and novelty of it had something to do with it, but novelty only gets you so far. If it doesn't taste good, no child will be asking for more.
Not that are children are picky eaters, but they really enjoyed these and definitely want more! Like us, they can't wait to one day enjoy raising our own quail. It was a very tasty dinner!
ANY SUGGESTIONS?
The hard boiled quail eggs were excellent, and we will definitely try them again. However, at the moment we have a limited supply and are looking to try something different. That said, who knows another good way to cook quail eggs?
We are hoping to eat some more tomorrow, so please reply with your recipes. We can't wait to try eating these a few more ways in the near future! Thanks in advance for your help!
Also, a big thanks to @armadillocreek for giving the gift of quail eggs, to @freedompoint for driving us around that day up in Missouri, and @mericanhomestead for gifting us that tasty smoked salt! Steemians like you are what make this community what it is! THANKS!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
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Until next time…
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Big boss I thought you would be interested this is what a quail egg scissor looks like. It is used to easily and swiftly remove the tip of the egg to extract the contents as you have probably seen its rather tough with a knife or such like as the shell is very brittle and small..
Cheer$;)
PS: To quickly extract/remove the shell from the boiled egg put a few eggs in a largish glass jar shake a little (not too hard) remove the eggs and whalla.
Interesting! Thanks!
I had forgotten all about those! I've heard of them before though.
Edit above contents not contests LOL, I have contests on the brain, hint hint wink wink. Ya my Dad came to visit December and brought 200 quail eggs with those scissors it makes life soooo much easier.. Cheer$;)
I want to add that the shell of quail egg is very useful in its content an some are eating them together with an egg (shell is very thin). But if that is not up to your taste, it is suggested to chop them fine and mix with lemon juice 1:1.
I love quail egg. Here in the Philippines we have a different style of cooking it . Here's how.
We batter it by putting a drops of orange food coloring into the water. Mix flour with a small pinch of salt and pepper. Mix well to avoid lumps.
Cover the peeled eggs with flour then drop them into the batter. Make sure its fully covered. Deep fry until the batter is crispy.
Best serve with a sauce.
Wow, that sounds very interesting.
Here in Italy ( Just across the border fm where I live in Switzerland) you can get quail eggs at the local grocery store...they come in 6-packs, are slightly more expensive than regular eggs, but are mostly always available...I used to use them also for scrambled eggs...quite yummy! Enjoyed yr post by the way...(yr little peppers are adorable,,,)
very interesting. Ive never ate quail eggs before
Looks great! I have tried Quail eggs before, they were great, but we fried them. I think they kind of tasted like a normal chicken egg but with a kind of cheesy taste.
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hey papa, they are sooo good! join the radio on friday with @Pennsif, i'll be talking about raising quails. if you are thinking about doing it let me know :)
i love quail eggs... i remember i used to buy in the mini shop a boiled quail egg for 1 peso i think.. haha i cant really remember now .. but i really enjoy eating that.
egg. it's very energy full food.
Quail egg is very tasty. You'll miss half of your life if you don't taste it :)
Love your post(s)...so...upvoted!