Quail Eggs With Toasted Sesame Salt Food

SESAME QUAIL EGGS

Steps:

• Generously cover eggs with cold water in a small heavy saucepan and bring just to a boil. Remove from heat and let eggs stand, covered, 5 minutes. Drain off water, then run cold water over eggs, cracking shells against side of pan.
• Peel eggs and return to saucepan. Add water (1/2 cup), soy sauce, and sugar.
• Simmer, shaking pan occasionally, until most of liquid has evaporated, about 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in sesame oil. Serve at room temperature.

SMOKED SALMON WITH QUAIL EGG

Steps:

• On a work surface using two Japanese cleavers or a very sharp knife, chop fluke to a coarse paste. Add chopped chives, wasabi paste, 2 teaspoons of the lemon juice and 1/2 teaspoon of the Japanese red pepper. Mix well and season to taste with salt. Transfer to a plate, cover and refrigerate.
• In food processor combine ginger and egg yolks; process 10 seconds. Add remaining 4 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice. With motor running, add oil drop by drop until sauce emulsifies then heavy cream in a slow stream. Season to taste with salt, transfer to a small bowl, cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• Toast nori sheet 8 inches from gas flame, 20 seconds per side or until crisp. Use scissors to snip nori into very thin strips.
• To serve, arrange a mound of fluke mixture on each of 6 chilled dinner plates; make a deep indentation in center and fill with quail's egg yolk. Cover fluke and yolk completely with salmon slice. In a bowl toss greens with enough ginger dressing to moisten; add 1/4 teaspoon red pepper, sesame oil, salt to taste and mix well. Mound about 1/2 cup of salad next to salmon and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Stir ginger sauce well and pass through a fine strainer into a pouring cup. Pour sauce around salmon and garnish with nori strips. Cross 2 chives on top of salmon and dust rim of plate with a pinch of red pepper. Serve immediately.

QUAIL EGGS WITH CELERY SALT

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over moderately high heat.
• Place the quail eggs in a wire basket or strainer and lower them into the boiling water.
• Cook the eggs for 5 minutes, then cool them under running water.
• Pat the eggs dry.
• Serve them in the shell or peeled, with a bowl of celery salt alongside for dipping.

(QUAIL) EGG SALAD SANDWICHES ON A STICK

Steps:

• Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water; stir in vinegar and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, cover the saucepan, and cook until eggs are set, about 4 minutes. Let sit, covered, for 2 minutes. Rinse eggs in cold water and cool to room temperature; peel.
• Thread 1 bread cube, 1 artichoke quarter, 1 onion, 1 egg, 1 pickle, 1 onion, 1 egg, 1 sun-dried tomato, and 1 bread cube, respectively, onto each bamboo skewer. Sprinkle finished "sandwiches" with paprika.

TEA SMOKED EGGS W/ SESAME SALT

Steps:

• Boil eggs 20 minutes over low flame.
• Cool in cooking water.
• Drain the eggs, and tap the shells gently all over with the back of a spoon until each shell is completely cracked.
• Return the eggs to the pan, cover with cold water and add salt, soy sauce, star anise and tea.
• Bring to a boil,reduce heat and simmer very slowly for 2 to 3 hours.
• Turn off flame and leave eggs in the liquid for 8 hours.
• (Chill after they are cooled).
• Drain the eggs but leave in shells until they are ready to use.
• They will keep well wrapped in the refrigerator for up to a week.
• To make sesame salt, lightly toast sesame seeds in a hot frying pan, tossing gently over high heat.
• Combine toasted seeds, salt and pepper in a small mixing bowl.
• Set aside.
• To serve, carefully peel the eggs.
• The whites will be marbled with dark lines.
• Cut the eggs into halves or quarters, and serve with sesame salt.