Thai
Kai Look Koei (Son-in-Law Eggs)
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Kai Look Koei (Son-in-Law Eggs) is Thai home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre and the protein alongside. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Boil the eggs 9 minutes, cool in cold water, and peel.
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Fry the shallots in the oil until crisp and golden, drain and set aside.
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Fry the peeled eggs in the same oil until the whites blister and brown, then drain.
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Simmer the tamarind paste, palm sugar and fish sauce in a small pot until syrupy.
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Halve the eggs and arrange on a plate.
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Spoon the tamarind sauce over and scatter with the fried shallots and dried chilies.
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Serve it with
A Thai dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Kai Look Koei (Son-in-Law Eggs), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Kai Look Koei (Son-in-Law Eggs) carries eggs and fish. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | Yes | Drunken Noodles with Chicken |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | Yes | Jok Moo (Rice Congee with Pork Meatballs) |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 13 g
- Carbs
- 24 g
- Fat
- 20 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 18 g
- Sodium
- 650 mg
- Saturated fat
- 4 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Kai Look Koei (Son-in-Law Eggs) takes about 30 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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