Thai Sweet and Sour Fried Egg (Kai Look Keay)
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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6-8 eggs
- Serves:
- 6-8
ingredients
- 6 -8 eggs hard-boiled eggs
- 3 cups cooking oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
- 1⁄2 cup small red shallot (fried)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt (optional)
directions
- Boil egg and peel the shell.
- Let the egg dry for 10 minutes.
- Pour cooking oil into the pan and fry the boiled egg until the skin starts to be crispy and brown.
- Take the egg out of the pan and remove the excess oil by placing on the clean kitchen napkin.
- Mix the tamarind paste, sugar with water and heat up until boiled.
- Taste the sauce as you want. you may add salt if you want.
- Pour the sauce on top of fried boiled eggs.
- Garnish the dish with fried shallots(red onion).
- Serve with hot rice.
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Reviews
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WOW!! This is EXCELLENT!! I'll admit I was a bit leary but YUMMMMMMM!!! I brought the eggs to aboil & shut the heat. Let them sit for a bit, then peeled & dried them. The idea being that I didn't want them overcooked. They brown up VERY quickly in the hot oil! And be sure not to overfill your pot. ;) I probably used more than 2T tamarind - I used a regular tablespoon not a measuring TB. I was very worried it would be too sweet. What I did worked out perfectly for us. I made 8 eggs for 4 people. Dh went & fried an extra couple eggs for himself. I served this over basmati rice. Absolutely delicious!! Thank you!! Made for My 3 Chefs 11/08.
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I was a grad student at UNC. Now i am in Chicago. The ingredient in Chicago are more profounding though not as in Thailand. I enjoy cooking since i was a kid in my country, Thailand. I try to cook and improve the taste of my recipe. My recipe might be a bit fusion but it's easy to cook and of course it's thai recipe.