Day Eighty Eight - March Thirty One

Kwek-kwek / Tukneneng, a pinoy delicacy!


This is made out of quail eggs, orange flour batter with vinegar as dipping sauce. This is a popular street food in the Philippines.


To make this you'll need the following ingredients:

1 dozen peeled hard boiled quail eggs (or chicken eggs)

1 cup flour

1/2 cup water

few drops of food coloring (orange?)

salt and pepper to taste

cooking oil

Cooking instruction:

Put the quail eggs in a clean plastic bag/zip lock, with 1/4 cup flour.

Shake em until eggs are evenly coated.

Mix all remaining ingredients except cooking oil.

Use a wire whisk or fork, mix it to a smooth batter.

Dump those little eggs to the batter.

Put enough cooking oil for deep frying in a shallow pan. heat it.

Spoon out those eggs from the batter and chuck it in the hot cooking oil.

Wait till it cooks, about a minute or so. until the coating is crispy.

Credits for the recipe: http://www.pinoyrecipe.net/kwek-kwek-recipe-tukneneng/#ixzz1rJrhDd2A