Kwek Kwek Recipe

Ingredients

• 12-18 pcs. quail eggs (boiled)
• 1 cup flour
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• ¾ to 1 cup water
• 1 tbsp annatto powder (pinulbos na atsuete)
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 cups cooking oil (for frying)

Instructions

1. In a bowl, put all the ingredients except for the quail eggs and cooking oil (*just add ¾ cup of water then adjust if needed).
2. Mix well until all ingredients are evenly distributed.
3. Coat the quail eggs with the prepared batter.
4. In a heated pan, pour the cooking oil.
5. When the oil is hot enough, deep-fry the coated quail eggs (*use a scoop in putting the quail eggs with batter into the pan).
6. After few minutes of frying, remove the coated eggs from the pan.
7. Serve while hot with a vinegar dip. Enjoy!