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Easy Perfectly Peeled Quail Eggs - Professional Boiling Method

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Master the trick to peel quail eggs perfectly smooth! With this pro technique, you can make them at home instead of buying canned versions. So satisfying!

Ingredients

1 servings
  • Quail eggs10
Allergens
egg

Directions

10 min
  1. 1

    Place 10 quail eggs in a pot and add just enough water to barely cover them. Bring to a boil over high heat, then gently roll the eggs with cooking chopsticks to move them around.

  2. 2

    Rolling the eggs helps center the yolk. Once boiling, stop the heat after 2 minutes and let sit for another 2 minutes without moving.

  3. 3

    Transfer the quail eggs to cold water and let them cool completely.

  4. 4

    Once cooled, transfer the eggs to a bowl and place another empty bowl on top as a lid.

  5. 5

    Gently shake the bowls together about 20 times from above. Shake carefully to create fine cracks all over the shell evenly.

  6. 6

    Once cracked, soak the quail eggs in water. Water seeps between the thin shell and egg white, making peeling much easier.

  7. 7

    The thin shell will now peel off smoothly and cleanly. Since quail egg shells are quite sturdy, gently peel them off by hand.

  8. 8

    Remove any remaining shell fragments from the egg in water. If it's tedious, you can leave them on without any problem.

  9. 9

    Complete! Use these peeled eggs in various dishes.

Tips

Roll the eggs gently with cooking chopsticks while boiling to center the yolk. Shaking them in a bowl creates uniform cracks across the entire surface, making them much easier to peel.

Nutrition

Per serving
  • Calories150 kcal
  • Protein13 g
  • Fat11 g
  • Carbs1 g
  • Sodium0.15 g