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Pickled and boiled quail eggs with celery salt

Pickled and boiled quail eggs with celery salt

Serves 8



Quail eggs
24   quail eggs
1 tsp   celery seeds
To serve:   bread and butter
Pickle mixture
250 ml   dry white wine
½ cup   white wine vinegar
¼ tsp   celery seeds
¼ tsp   aniseed
8   whole cloves
½ tsp   white peppercorns
½ tsp   pink peppercorns
½ tsp   coriander seeds
½ tsp   fennel seeds
4   fresh bay leaves
2   fresh thyme leaves
1   golden shallot, coarsely chopped


1 Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil over high heat, add quail eggs and cook for 3 minutes, then drain and cool under cold running water. Peel 12 quail eggs.
2 For pickling mixture, combine all ingredients plus 2 tsp sea salt and ¼ cup water in a large saucepan over medium heat and bring to the boil. Simmer for 7 minutes, reduce heat, add peeled eggs and simmer for 5 more minutes. Cool, then transfer to a sterilised jar. Refrigerate until ready to use.
3 Combine celery seed and 2 tsp salt in a mortar and, using a pestle, pound until coarsely ground. Transfer to a small bowl.
4 To serve, place pickled quail eggs in a bowl. Place remaining 12 quail eggs on a plate and serve with celery salt and buttered bread.


Drink Suggestion Vintage rosé Champagne.

RECIPE Andy Harris PHOTOGRAPHY William Meppem STYLING Margaret Castleton


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