I have been asked if there is an easy way to peel hard boiled quail eggs so here are a few tips to try:
* Older eggs peel more easily.
* Put eggs in fridge once cool and then they peel abit easier.
* Put the eggs into vinegar for 12 hours and the shell disintegrates and then you just peel the inner membrane off and rinse in cold water.
* Puncture the rounded end with the air pocket and peel abit of the shell and then roll on the work surface to break the rest of the shell making it easier to peel.
My friend Helene from Once Upon A Pine & Countryside Connection has heard my cry for egg recipes and has sent me another great recipe this time using the egg yolks which is great as I have just recently started to make merginues using the eggs white and then am left with the yolks and knowing what to do with them is always a struggle.
Hi Sara
Happy you liked the latest recipe, but your point is well taken about needing 10 people for Blueberry Baked French Toast. As you have lots of eggs at the moment, how about this great Custard Tart Recipe from chef, James Martin, a proud Yorkshire man who never fails to mention that at every possible opportunity although he has lived down south for many years. His deli in Winchester is on Countryside Connection and they have been members with us from the very beginning. When we lived in a small hamlet nearby we were often in Winchester, especially when showing visitors around and a stop at his deli was always a treat. I have used lots of his recipes over the years and always find them to be quite simple and always a success.
Now, all you need is someone to send in a recipe that will use the remaining 12 egg whites! Perhaps some easy meringues which are always easy to fall back on when left with lots of egg whites? I look forward to seeing what your readers come up with.
2. Roll out the pastry and line a 30cm loose-bottomed flan tin, leaving any excess pastry to hang over the edge (do not trim until after the pastry has been cooked).
3. Line with greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans or rice. Bake for 8-10 minutes, then remove from the oven.
4. Remove the greaseproof paper and baking beans. Reduce the oven temperature to 150°C/gas 2.
5. Heat the cream in a saucepan without letting it boil.
6. In a bowl, beat the egg yolks and caster sugar for 3-4 minutes until pale and thick.
7. Gradually whisk the hot cream into the mixture, being careful not to let the egg yolks curdle.
8. Pour the mixture into the cooked pastry case. Sprinkle with the allspice.
9. Bake for 50 minutes or until the custard is set.
10. Remove from the oven, trim the edges carefully and allow to cool. Serve at room temperature.
So if you have any recipes using lots of eggs, egg yolks or egg whites then please send them in.
An excellent book for those who love eating eggs or those of you that have your own chickens and ducks and need new recipes for all your surplus eggs is the Favourite Egg Recipe book.
I bought this book at the weekend and we have already tried one of the recipes, duchess eggs which I’d never heard of but it’s worth trying.
A great serving suggestion for quail eggs is with garden peas.
Boil the quail eggs for 1 and a half to 2 minutes until they are nearly hardboiled with a slightly runny yolk. Peel the eggs and chop into quarters and add to dish of boiled garden peas.
This is a tasty alternative to serving peas with a meal.
