Marinated eggs are a non-trivial recipe, one might say, a culinary delicacy and an excellent alternative to the usual everyday dishes from eggs. Probably, initially the idea of ​​marinating them arose under the motivation of longer preservation of finished products, but the taste of eggs also changed. At present, this product is marinated precisely with such goals. Chicken marinated eggs are a great appetizer for beer. They can be served for different wines, and for stronger alcoholic beverages.
Marinated Eggs
This method of cooking eggs as a pickle is common in many countries. For example, pickled eggs are known in Piedmontese style. Of course, European recipes differ from Asian recipes, which is quite natural, since different ingredients are used in different culinary traditions, the spectrum of which can be quite wide. Generally, the preparation of various marinades for eggs (well, not only for eggs, but for fish or vegetables, for example) is a wide field for culinary creativity, one needs only an understanding of general principles, and then one can endlessly compose interesting taste-harmonic compositions, surprising home and guests. And in fact, applying various artfully made marinades can be given to the long-familiar product - boiled eggs - brand-new refined tastes, flavors and even other colors. Of course, you can marinate not only chicken, but also eggs of other domestic birds, including waterfowl. Marinated quail eggs - in general, an exquisite delicacy, remarkably suitable for a festive table.
How to marinate an egg?
So, marinated quail eggs, the recipe is simple.
Ingredients:
- 100-130 ml of water;
- 80-100 ml of natural fruit vinegar (for example, apple or light wine);
- 8 peas of black pepper + 8 peas fragrant,
- 3-4 buds of a carnation;
- 4-5 leaves of laurushka;
- 1 spine of fresh ginger;
- 1 teaspoon of sugar;
- 4-5 cloves of garlic;
- 2 teaspoons of salt.
Preparation
Eggs boil hard on medium heat in slightly salted water. We cool it with cold water. We cut the cloves of garlic in half. Gently clean the eggs from the shell and add them together with garlic in a container (glass, enamel or ceramic, do not use aluminum and plastics). Now prepare the marinade. Ginger root is cleaned and cut into strips (you can even rub it on a coarse grater). Mix the water with the vinegar, add sugar and salt. Bring to a boil, add the spices and crushed ginger. Boil on low heat for about 5 minutes, then remove the container from the fire and let the marinade cool down a little. Fill it in a container with eggs so that the liquid covers them completely. The container is covered and placed in the refrigerator for 48 hours.
Marinu in the Far East
You can cook marinated eggs in a completely different way - in the Far Eastern style. This recipe is faster. So you can cook and eggs of waterfowl.
Ingredients (for 4 chicken eggs):
- 1 onion;
- 2 tablespoons of quality soy sauce;
- 25 ml of good vodka or cognac;
- 40 g of sugar;
- 1 hot red pepper;
- 1 lime juice;
- 2 cloves garlic;
- sweet pepper, fresh ginger, cloves, salt - to taste.
Preparation
Eggs hard boiled, cool in cold water, cleaned from the shell. Puncture each egg to the yolk with a thick toothpick in several places. Let's lay eggs in a container. Peel the onions, garlic and ginger with a knife (cut into thin short straws). Boil 250 ml of water. Reduce heat and add onions, ginger, dried spices, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, vodka, sugar and salt. We mix it. Gently place the eggs in a lightly boiling marinade and cook for another 5 minutes. Eggs, cooked in marinade, cool, cut into halves, lay out on lettuce leaves. Prepare the sauce: mix the lime juice with the chopped garlic and 1 tablespoon soy sauce. Pole them every half of the egg. We will make out twigs of greenery and - it is possible to serve to a table with a vegetable salad.