Kao An Chun Dan (Grilled Quail Egg Skewers)
Fried eggs on a skewer!? Cute-looking street food omelette
Description
A classic Chinese street food. Quail eggs cracked into a special griddle (like a Takoyaki pan), fried sunny-side-up, skewered on a bamboo stick, and brushed with sweet-spicy sauce.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Quail eggs
- Grilling oil
- Sweet-spicy sauce(Sweet bean sauce or Chili sauce)
- Cumin powder
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Heat a special iron griddle with multiple small, round divots (similar to a Takoyaki pan) and oil it generously.
- Crack a single quail egg into each divot to make tiny sunny-side-up eggs.
- Once the whites are set and the bottoms are crispy golden, take a long bamboo skewer and pierce horizontally through 5-
- eggs in one swift motion.
- Brush both sides heavily with a sweet-spicy sauce (Tianmianjiang/Chili), and finish with a dusting of cumin and sesame.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Special sauce、Cumin
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Can be made using a Takoyaki pan)
Pairing
Boba Milk Tea / Eaten plain as a snack
Trivia
[Trivia] While boiled quail egg skewers exist, the 'sunny-side-up type' is the street stall favorite. The sizzling sound and the aroma of frying eggs strongly stimulate the appetite.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Eat the tiny skewered sunny-side-up eggs one by one like eating Dango (dumplings). A classic snack for festivals or after school.
Allergen
Eggs, Soybeans, Wheat (depends on sauce)