A big thanks to @armadillocreek for this one!
On our recent trip to visit various Missouri homesteaders, we were gifted some quail eggs from @armadillocreek. Actually, it was 54 quail eggs to be exact. Since we hope to one day enjoy raising our own quail, we were excited to see how the eggs tasted ahead of time. We were hoping that quail could provide a meat and eggs source for us.
A SIMPLE HARD BOIL THIS TIME
Compared to this larger chicken egg, these tiny quail eggs may not seem like much. However, they pack quite a punch, and we were blessed to be able to finally try them. Unlike @mama-pepper and @papa-pepper, who had to wait until their adult life to taste something like this, the @little-peppers are getting started early.
We wanted to keep it simple this time, so we just went for hard boiled eggs this time. We brought some water almost to a boil and then added eighteen of the little eggs. After boiling them for about two minutes, we removed them.
At that point, we placed them in a bowl of ice water to cool them.
We allowed them to cool for a couple minutes, and then we were excited to give them a try.
We decided to add them to our meal, which also featured some pickled Chinese noodle beans that we had grown in our garden and canned. Along with our quesadillas, this was going to be one tasty meal... we hoped.
They peeled easily, just like a regular hard boiled egg. One interesting thing that surprised us was the pale blue inside of the shell. All of the eggs that we tried seemed to share this characteristic.
This was my first attempt at eating a hard boiled quail egg, and I was excited. Here it goes!
Sure enough, it was tasty! Though it was pretty similar to a hard boiled chicken egg, but different in a way that I can't explain. Personally, I really enjoyed them, and am looking forward to trying the thirty six that we still have left.
To make things even tastier, we then added some black pepper and some smoked salt that we were given by @mericanhomestead! That stuff is so tasty anyway, but it made these little eggs even more delicious!
THE @LITTLE-PEPPERS GIVE THEM A TRY
The @little-peppers were very excited to try them too, especially Monster Truck the Pepper and Pinkie-Pepper who were able to meet the very quail that laid these eggs when we visited @armadillocreek!
Each of the @little-peppers not only tried an egg, but they came back for more! I think that the size and novelty of it had something to do with it, but novelty only gets you so far. If it doesn't taste good, no child will be asking for more.
Not that are children are picky eaters, but they really enjoyed these and definitely want more! Like us, they can't wait to one day enjoy raising our own quail. It was a very tasty dinner!
ANY SUGGESTIONS?
The hard boiled quail eggs were excellent, and we will definitely try them again. However, at the moment we have a limited supply and are looking to try something different. That said, who knows another good way to cook quail eggs?
We are hoping to eat some more tomorrow, so please reply with your recipes. We can't wait to try eating these a few more ways in the near future! Thanks in advance for your help!
Also, a big thanks to @armadillocreek for giving the gift of quail eggs, to @freedompoint for driving us around that day up in Missouri, and @mericanhomestead for gifting us that tasty smoked salt! Steemians like you are what make this community what it is! THANKS!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
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Until next time…
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