WARNING: these flavourful golden quail eggs can be addictive ‼️‼️ Once you start to take one, you can’t stop at one ๐๐
This simple to prepare dish is done using cold ingredients. Best serve as an appetiser to your guests while they are patiently waiting for the main dishes to be served ๐ฒ๐๐ค๐ฅ
Serve the flavourful quail eggs with a long slice of Japanese cucumber added a crunchy texture to the creamy texture of the eggs. The cucumber-quail egg stick also symbolised the appearance of 2025 zodiac sign - the snake ๐
You can use cooked quail eggs or cook from raw ones.
Marinade 20g light soya sauce, low-salt 15g Woh Hup Oyster Sauce Extra Flavour 12g raw sugar 10g freshly roasted sesame seeds 120g drinking water
14g onion , chopped finely 20g garlic, chopped finely 15g red chilli, chopped finely 12g green chilli, chopped finely 3g coriander stem, chopped finely 1 pc red chilli padi, give a few slits * 1g low-sodium salt, optional
* increase the quantity of the chilli padi if you prefer to spicier taste.
Directions
1. Combine all the ingredients in the marinade together in a big bowl. Add salt as needed.
2. Add cooked quail eggs to the marinade and mix well.
3. Transfer to a mason jar with lid.
Let the quail eggs marinate for at least 2 hours in the fridge. A longer marinating period will help to infuse a more intense flavourful to the quail eggs.
4. Serve it cold or in room temperature ๐
If you would like to have a snake-like cocktail, you can "pin" a long slice of Japanese cucumber to the broader base of the quail egg.
Happy Y2025 New Year to everyone ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐
I began baking my first cake for Year 2025 with nine mini butter cupcakes flavoured by vanilla, dried flowers of chrysanthemum , osmanthus, and French rose. The osmanthus flowers seemed to dominate the fragrance, while the tiny rose petals were just for visual pleasure.
Working video:
Yield: nine petite cupcakes
Paper cup size: 3 cm base, bought from Daiso
Baking temperature: Preheated small oven toaster at 160℃ for 3 minutes. Bake at 160℃ for 20 to 25 minutes, or till golden brown and cooked through.
Ingredients
All ingredients in room temperature
A
38g unsalted butter, softened
2g rice bran oil/mild flavour vegetable oil
15g raw sugar
15g fine sugar
B
1 egg, 55g
Pinch of low-sodium salt
5g raw sugar
5g fine sugar
C
30g top/cake flour
10g plain flour
5g milk powder
1g baking powder
Pinch of vanillin powder, optional
D
10g chrysanthemum tea, sweetened
5g honey
a small amount of dried osmanthus flowers
E
1 tsp dried osmanthus flower
A few dried French rose petals, chopped
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1.Beat Ingredient B till light and frothy.
2.Cream Ingredient A using a hand whisk till light and pale.
3. Blend Ingredient B to A till well combined.
4. Mix and fold in Ingredient C, mix well.
5. Blend Ingredient D to batter till smooth and glossy.
6. Scatter E over the top of the batter, and mix well.
7. Pour batter to paper cake cup, about 22~23g batter each cup. Lightly rap against work top to level batter and get rid of trapped air bubbles.
8..Transfer the filled paper cups to a small pan.
9. Preheated a small oven toaster to 160℃ for 3 minutes. Bake at 160℃ for 20 to 25 minutes, or till golden brown and cooked through.
10. Remove the hot cup cakes from oven toaster, and cool down over wire rack for 5 minutes. Cover the cupcakes with food wrap while cooling down to lock the moisture in, optional.