Many housewives do not know how much to cook quail eggs in order to preserve the nutrients in them to the maximum and achieve the desired consistency of the finished product. We will analyze all the subtleties of this process in our article.

How to cook quail eggs

Most often, the product has to be cooked in an ordinary pan on the stove.

What you need for cooking:

  • quail eggs - a dozen;
  • water - 2 glasses;
  • salt - 0.5 tbsp. l

Process:

  1. Remove the eggs from the refrigerator in advance so that they reach room temperature.
  2. Wash them well individually or in a sieve.
  3. Put in a saucepan and pour water.
  4. Salt so that the shell does not crack during cooking.
  5. Put the container on fire and bring the water to a boil.
  6. Reduce the heat so that the eggs do not beat against each other due to water boiling and cook until tender.
  7. Turn off the fire and immediately shift the eggs with a spoon into a container of cold water so that they cool faster and easier to clear from the shell. To make the process go faster, water can be changed a couple of times, removing excess heat.
  8. When the eggs stand in cold water for 4 to 5 minutes, they can be removed, cleaned and used as intended.

Cooking time for quail eggs, like any other, depends on the required consistency.

Hard boiled

Knowing how to cook hard-boiled quail eggs, you can get exactly the product that is needed for salads, decorating various dishes, etc. As a rule, it takes 3-4 minutes from the moment of boiling water.

The eggs should be laid in a still cold liquid and heated with it on the stove.

If the eggs are laid immediately in boiling water, then it will take 5 minutes to reach full readiness.

Soft-boiled

To get soft-boiled eggs, they need to be boiled no more than 2 minutes from the moment the water boils.

 

The product in this form can be stored for no more than 2 days in the refrigerator. It can be used as an independent dish for breakfast or used to prepare a variety of snacks, sandwiches, rolls and soups.

How easy to peel

Cooking quail eggs is not a problem, but quickly peeling them is not so easy, especially since they are very small. Many do not manage to remove the shell so that the protein remains intact and intact.

But there are several ways that can speed up and improve this process:

  1. Mash the cooled egg in your hands or roll on the table. The thin shell should completely break, however, it will not scatter on the table, but will remain attached to the inner film. Therefore, you need to grab the tip of the shell with a film and tape to remove it from the protein.
  2. Put 5-6 pieces in a sturdy plastic container, draw in a little cold water, close the lid. Shake the container vigorously for 5 seconds. At this time, the eggs will beat apart and on the walls of the dishes, and due to the water, the shell will almost completely slip off them. It remains only to take out the eggs and rinse them well.
  3. In a glass of water take 3 tbsp. l citric acid and pour the resulting egg composition. Instead of such a solution, you can use ordinary vinegar. After a while, the shell will simply dissolve. Cleaned workpieces must be thoroughly rinsed with water several times and used as directed.

The latter method is best used only if you need to quickly clean a few dozen eggs at a time.

Tips from experienced chefs

To quail eggs got on the table beautiful, tasty and not losing their benefit, it is worth taking note of useful and simple tips:

  • Do not digest eggs. So in them the maximum of useful substances will remain. It must be remembered that the longer the product stays in boiling water, the less benefit it has.
  • Do not drop cold eggs directly from the refrigerator into boiling water. It is necessary to remove them in advance so that they reach room temperature.
  • Do not eat raw eggs if you are not sure about their quality. Everyone knows the statement about the benefits of this product in its raw form, but there is still a risk of catching salmonellosis. Therefore, it is best to cook them at least soft-boiled.
  • You can boil eggs in the microwave. To do this, put them in a deep bowl, fill with water, put inside the device, turn it on to medium power for 3 minutes. However, it often happens that if the cooking technology is not followed, the eggs simply explode in the microwave.
  • Quail eggs can be cooked and painted for Easter. They turn out very beautiful and unusual, since the shell already has a natural pattern.

Quail eggs are said to be much healthier than chicken eggs. They are especially recommended to be included in the children's menu, since the product does not cause undesirable allergic reactions. In addition, children really like miniature testicles, so they willingly eat them.

Quail eggs benefit not only children, but also schoolchildren and pregnant women. The substances contained in them normalize the calcium content in the body and regulate hemoglobin. Therefore, it makes sense to at least partially replace the use of quail eggs.

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