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PICKLED QUAILS EGGS & BABY CUCUMBER

  • Time preparation 15 Minutes
  • cook time 5 Minutes
  • Serve Serves 10

  • 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp black pepper corns
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 6 baby cucumber, sliced, salted over night and rinsed (optional)
  • 1 onion, peeled and sliced
  • 200ml white wine vinegar
  • 1 bunch dill
  • 4 fresh bay leaves
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 24 Clarence Court quails eggs, hard boiled

Place a medium frying pan on a low heat. Add the mustard seeds, peppercorns and coriander seeds. Toast for a couple of minutes then tip into a bowl.

Add all of the pickling ingredients into a saucepan. Bring the mixture to the boil cook for 2-3 minutes. Allow to cool. Fill a sterilised jar with the cooled eggs and cucumber slices then pour over the cooled mixture.

Pop the lid on tightly and leave in a cool, dry place for around 2 weeks to 1 month. Once opened, keep in the fridge and consume within a week.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp black pepper corns
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • 6 baby cucumber, sliced, salted over night and rinsed (optional)
  • 1 onion, peeled and sliced
  • 200ml white wine vinegar
  • 1 bunch dill
  • 4 fresh bay leaves
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 24 Clarence Court quails eggs, hard boiled

Method

Place a medium frying pan on a low heat. Add the mustard seeds, peppercorns and coriander seeds. Toast for a couple of minutes then tip into a bowl.

Add all of the pickling ingredients into a saucepan. Bring the mixture to the boil cook for 2-3 minutes. Allow to cool. Fill a sterilised jar with the cooled eggs and cucumber slices then pour over the cooled mixture.

Pop the lid on tightly and leave in a cool, dry place for around 2 weeks to 1 month. Once opened, keep in the fridge and consume within a week.

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