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Kwek Kwek Recipe (Tukneneng)

28 Dec

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Kwek-kwek. Also called “tukneneng,” this ball made of quail eggs and some orange batter is best eaten with lots of vinegar. Larger version of this, made of the not-so-ordinary chicken egg, is more popularly known as “tuknanay.”

Estimated cooking time: 40 minutes

Kwek Kwek 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

Kwek Kwek Cooking Instructions:

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.
Serve with sweet gravy or vinegar.

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