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Laos Crispy Fried Quail
Delicious fried quail marinaded Lao style.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 6 small quails, clean with insides removed
- 2 small shallots, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons of palm sugar
- 2 tablespoons of fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of pepper
- vegetable oil (for frying)
Instructions
- 1
Clean and pat dry the quail and dry out the inside. Add salt and pepper across the quail.
- 2
Mix shallots, garlic, palm sugar, oyster sauce, and fish sauce together in a fairly large bowl.
- 3
Add your quails onto this mixture and thoroughly coat them with the mixture. Cover the bowl with cellophane.
- 4
Allow it marinate overnight or at least 4-6 hours.
- 5
Heat up the vegetable oil to 360°F.
- 6
Once vegetable oil is to temperature, add in the quail. Fry it for around 5 minutes or till the color is golden brown.
- 7
Serve with sticky rice or bowl of jasmine rice.