How To Cook Quail Eggs - Hard Boiled Quail Eggs For Breakfast
Hard boiled quail bird eggs make eay, delicious, quick breakfast eggs, snacks or side dish perfect for dinner or lunch!
Servings: 30 eggs
Calories: 14kcal
Ingredients
- 30 quail eggs or as you prefer
- 3 cups water or as needed to boil the eggs
- ½ teaspoon baking soda or salt
- 1 cup ice cubes for ice bath
Instructions
- Wash the eggs very well and carefully place the eggs in a single layer inside a medium sized saucepan (arranging the eggs in a single layer helps boil the eggs evenly).
- Add water to the saucepan, make sure the eggs are immersed in the water (it is ideal if the water level is about 1 inch above the level of eggs).
- Add baking soda (or salt) also to the sauce pan, then turn on the heat (keep in high heat) and wait for the water to come to a boil.
- Once the water starts boiling , close the saucepan with a lid, reduce the heat to low and cook in low heat for 3 minutes.
- While the eggs are cooking, prepare the ice bath in a different bowl for cooling the boiled eggs. To make the ice bath, add the ice cubes to a large bowl of cold water. Keep this aside ready.
- Once the eggs are boiled for three minutes, turn off the heat and transfer the saucepan to a cooler place.
- Carefully transfer the boiled quail eggs to the bowl of ice water.
- Let the eggs sit in the ice water bath for about 7 to 10 minutes at least until the eggs are completely cooled off. If you are not in a hurry, it is a good idea to let the eggs completely cool down because it will be much easier to peel off the shells of the eggs once the eggs are cold.
- Once the eggs are cooled enough, you can peel off the shells of the quail eggs and enjoy immediately or save in the refrigerator (where it stays fresh for another few more days if stored properly) for later use!
Notes
Due to the small size of the eggs, you only need to boil about 3 minutes to make perfect hard boiled eggs. This is much lesser time compared to chicken eggs which takes about 9 to 10 minutes time so boiling quail eggs is much faster and quicker compared to boiling chicken eggs.
Once the eggs are cooled enough, you can peel off the shells of the quail eggs and enjoy immediately or save in the refrigerator (where it stays fresh for another few more days if stored properly) for later use! However, just like any other hard boiled eggs, it is only recommended to store the hard boiled quail eggs for another 3 to 4 days or upto a week in the fridge, to ensure freshness.
Nutrition
Calories: 14kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.04g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 12mg | Sugar: 0.04g | Vitamin A: 49IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.3mg