Steamed Stuffed Eggs

Kai Tian

Preparation info
  • 8 to 10

    Servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Original Thai Cookbook

By Jennifer Brennan

Published 1981

  • About

The Thai enjoy a little prank with Kai Tian. If properly prepared, they appear to be untouched, simple hard-cooked and peeled eggs and the savory filling surprises the diner at first bite.

Ingredients

10 + extra large eggs
Bowl of cold water

Method

In a saucepan, soft-cook the eggs for about 1½ minutes and plunge them directly into cold water. Carefully peel away an irregular section of shell about the size of a dime at the pointed end of each egg. With the point of a sharp knife, cut a conical plug of white from the peeled section. Arrange the plugs in an orderly fashion so they can be reassembled with their corresponding egg. Pour the c