Are you fond of pickled vegetables and items? If yes, this lovely pickled quail eggs recipe will be a superb addition to your cooking menu.
People usually love to have pickled vegetables and fruits in the breakfast to bring a sour sweet flavor at the start of the day. But it’s not in trend to pickle quail eggs. I was also like others before trying this super yummy recipe.
Now, I’m an incredible lover of pickled quail egg recipes due to their outstanding relish. No worries if you don’t have quail eggs in your home. Feel free to pickle chicken eggs to get the sensational flavor.
Another amazing thing is that pickled eggs have a similar texture to boiled ones. These brine-marinated quail eggs are the perfect protein snack to satiate your irregular hunger pangs in your weight loss diet. So what are you thinking about? Let’s try this amazing simple pickling recipe of quail eggs.
How to Make Pickle Quail Eggs at Home?
Pickling quail eggs is incredibly simple. All you need is to steam, peel, and marinate in distilled vinegar. I usually use vinegar with an acidity of 5 percent or higher. Such amazing kinds of vinegar are white vinegar, rice vinegar, malt vinegar, red wine vinegar, and balsamic vinegar. Don’t go for pickled eggs canning because cooked eggs get rancid even in the refrigerator. Invest half an hour and enjoy sour tangy pickled quail eggs.
Ingredients
If you want to pickle quail eggs, you must have the following ingredients in the kitchen:
- Quail eggs = 36 (chicken eggs can be used)
- Water = 2 cups (one to steam quail eggs and the other to reserve brine)
- White wine vinegar = 1 cup
- Sugar = 1 cup
- Sweet onion = 1
- Jalapeno pepper = 1
- Mustard seeds = 2 teaspoon
- Dried thyme = 2 teaspoon
Step-By-Step Guide To Make Perfect Pickled Quail Eggs
Following are some key steps to make perfect pickled quail eggs at home:
Step 1:
Take an 8-quart pot and pour water into it till the water reaches one-inch height in the pot.
Step 2:
Keep the steaming basket properly in the pot. Don’t forget to check that the water level should be below the steaming basket.
Step 3:
Turn the flame to high till the water starts boiling.
Step 4:
Rinse all the quail eggs properly to remove any dirt, manure, and bedding. Don’t wash the eggs ahead of time. Washing eggs is better at the time when water reaches its boiling temperature.
Step 5:
Place all the washed quail eggs in the steaming basket. Make sure to cover the pot with a lid and let the eggs steam for at least 10 minutes.
Step 6:
After 10 minutes, remove the steamed eggs from the pot of boiling water and keep them aside in an ice water bath. Make sure to cool all the eggs properly before peeling them.
Step 7:
Take another pot and pour vinegar and water into it. Also, add herbs and sugar.
Step 8:
Boil the brine with herbs and sugar. Continue stirring while boiling the brine.
Step 9:
When sugar gets dissolved in the brine, turn OFF the flame.
Step 10:
Take sweet onion and cut it into small thin slices after peeling it.
Step 11:
Afterward, rinse the jalapeno pepper with water. Cut down the stem end of the pepper and discard it away. Firstly, cut the pepper into halves and then dice it into small pieces of desired thickness. Allow the pepper seeds to stay in to make the pickled egg brine spicy.
Step 12:
Take a mixing bowl and gently stir onion and jalapeno pepper with eggs.
Step 13:
Pour the egg mixture into a pint-size mason jar with the help of a jar funnel. Press down all the items gently to protect eggs from being crushed. Make sure to leave at least one-inch headspace for the brine mixture.
Step 14:
Pour the brine mixture into the jar having quail eggs.
Step 15:
Remove the air bubbles from the jar of pickled quail eggs if any. All you need is to tap the jar from the countertop to remove bubbles. Feel free to add some additional brine if required.
Note: Keep in mind that this pickled quail eggs recipe is not canned. It means storing it in the refrigerator will not be useful in preventing the eggs’ rancidity. Let the quail eggs marinate in the brine for at least one week before consuming it.
Concluding Remarks!
This unique pickled quail eggs recipe is highly admired by everyone. If you love to have pickles as well as eggs for breakfast, try this recipe. It will be 2-in-1 proteinaceous eggs enriched in pickling brine for an amazing feast. Share it with your friends and family. Enjoy this exclusive pickled egg recipe at home.
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Pickled Quail Eggs Recipe
Ingredients
- 36 Quail eggs, chicken eggs can be used
- 2 cups Water, one to steam quail eggs and the other to reserve brine
- 1 cup White wine vinegar
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 Sweet onion
- 1 Jalapeno pepper
- 2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
- 2 teaspoon Dried thyme
Instructions
- Take an 8-quart pot and pour water into it till the water reaches one-inch height in the pot.
- Keep the steaming basket properly in the pot. Don’t forget to check that the water level should be below the steaming basket.
- Turn the flame to high till the water starts boiling.
- Rinse all the quail eggs properly to remove any dirt, manure, and bedding. Don’t wash the eggs ahead of time. Washing eggs is better at the time when water reaches its boiling temperature.
- Place all the washed quail eggs in the steaming basket. Make sure to cover the pot with a lid and let the eggs steam for at least 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, remove the steamed eggs from the pot of boiling water and keep them aside in an ice water bath. Make sure to cool all the eggs properly before peeling them.
- Take another pot and pour vinegar and water into it. Also, add herbs and sugar.
- Boil the brine with herbs and sugar. Continue stirring while boiling the brine.
- When sugar gets dissolved in the brine, turn OFF the flame.
- Take sweet onion and cut it into small thin slices after peeling it.
- Afterward, rinse the jalapeno pepper with water. Cut down the stem end of the pepper and discard it away. Firstly, cut the pepper into halves and then dice it into small pieces of desired thickness. Allow the pepper seeds to stay in to make the pickled egg brine spicy.
- Take a mixing bowl and gently stir onion and jalapeno pepper with eggs.
- Pour the egg mixture into a pint-size mason jar with the help of a jar funnel. Press down all the items gently to protect eggs from being crushed. Make sure to leave at least one-inch headspace for the brine mixture.
- Pour the brine mixture into the jar having quail eggs.
- Remove the air bubbles from the jar of pickled quail eggs if any. All you need is to tap the jar from the countertop to remove bubbles. Feel free to add some additional brine if required.