{{Short description|Dish consisting of an egg that has been deep-fried}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} thumb|Homemade deep-fried eggs [[File:02 Jimmy's Deep Fried Boiled Egg.jpg|thumb|A deep-fried hard-boiled egg]]
A '''deep-fried egg''' is an egg dish consisting of an egg that has been deep-fried. Sometimes the dish is prepared only using the egg yolk, which is referred to as '''deep-fried egg yolk'''.<ref name="Fetterman Halm Lo Peabody 2016 p. 29"/> Various types of eggs can be used, such as chicken, duck and quail eggs. The dish is sometimes served alone, and is also used as an ingredient for various dishes. Sometimes also pre-cooked eggs are breaded and deep fried.
==Overview== A typical deep fried egg preparation is to crack the eggs directly into a container of heated cooking oil and then continuously spooning the egg white around the yolk to keep the yolk covered.<ref name="Peterson 2012 p. 146"/><ref name="TIB 2018"/> Another method involves using two cooking spoons to continuously roll the egg in the oil after the egg white spooning process, which can assist in creating a consistent shape and coloration.<ref name="Morel Bpi p. 286"/> As the egg cooks, the egg white transforms into a crunchy, hardened crust that surrounds the egg yolk.<ref name="Peterson 2012 p. 146"/> It is sometimes seasoned, such as with salt and pepper.<ref name="TIB 2018"/>
[[File:Eierbal.jpg|thumb|A halved vegetarian Scotch egg with mashed potato rather than traditional minced meat]] Deep fried egg yolk is sometimes prepared using breading on the yolk, which is then deep fried.<ref name="Fetterman Halm Lo Peabody 2016 p. 29"/> When breaded, the surface of the dish is crunchy, and the interior can be molten, soft and creamy.<ref name="Fetterman Halm Lo Peabody 2016 p. 29"/> This is sometimes served as an appetizer.<ref name="Fetterman Halm Lo Peabody 2016 p. 29"/>
Using pre-cooked eggs, such as poached or boiled eggs,<ref name="Shen 2014 p. 252"/><ref name="Wright 2005 p. 116"/><ref name="Dark McLean Weatherhead 2015 p. 359"/> they also sometimes are coated in breading before the deep frying.<ref name="Slonecker Reamer 2014 p. 67"/>
All variants can be either served as a meal in its own right or used as an ingredient or side dish, e.g. as topping on a salad.<ref name="Eastwood 2013 p. 101"/>
==Deep-fried egg dishes==
Deep-fried eggs are an ingredient in the Indonesian dish ''balado tahu telor'', which consists of deep-fried eggs, deep-fried tofu, and chili peppers.<ref name="Wright 2005 p. 116"/>
[[File:05223jfPhilippine cuisine dishes Bulacafvf 10.jpg|thumb|''Kwek-kwek'' is prepared using quail eggs.]] The deep-fried egg is a popular dish in Asia.<ref name="Waitrose Food Illustrated 2006"/> ''Tokneneng'' is a tempura-like Filipino street food made by deep-frying hard-boiled chicken or duck eggs covered in a batter that has been colored orange with annatto.<ref name="Polistico 2017 p. 407"/><ref name="Kraig D 2013 p. 275"/> ''Kwek-kwek'' is a Filipino street food consisting of orange-battered deep-fried quail eggs.<ref name="Kraig D 2013 p. 275"/>
Balut (the developing embryo) may also be boiled with the shell on and then deep-fried.<ref name="Magat 2019 p. 25"/><ref name="Galván 2014 p. 21"/> It is sometimes served on a stick in the Philippines.<ref name="Magat 2019 p. 25"/>
Son-in-law eggs (Thai: ''kai look keuy'') is a Thai dish prepared using deep-fried hard-boiled eggs and a sweet and sour caramel sauce.<ref name="Atlas Obscura 2022"/><ref name="Digges 2017"/> It is a relatively common street food in Thailand.<ref name="Digges 2017"/> In Thai folklore, some sources state{{efn|"As the story goes (and, like most stories of this type, its origins and authenticity are often disputed)..."<ref name="Digges 2017"/>}} that the dish is served as a warning to a mother's son-in-law who is mistreating his wife, or as a warning to a future son-in-law to not mistreat his wife, in which the dish is served to the son-in-law, with the eggs symbolically representing fried testicles.<ref name="Atlas Obscura 2022"/>{{efn|"The Thai word for egg (as in eggs laid by the female in various species) is the same as the informal word for the male reproductive glands that come in pairs."<ref name="Punyaratabandhu 2014 p. 47"/>}}
Prepared deviled eggs can be deep-fried and served hot, too.<ref name="Villas Wyche 2013 p. 59"/>
==Hazards== Preparation of this dish can be dangerous,<ref name="Dark McLean Weatherhead 2015 p. 359"/> because when raw cracked eggs are dropped into hot oil, the oil can significantly erupt and splatter onto the cook or onto a hot stove burner,<ref name="Morel Bpi p. 286"/> causing serious burns and potentially starting a fire.<ref name="Dark McLean Weatherhead 2015 p. 359"/> Using pre-cooked poached eggs that are well-drained of water can be a safer means of preparation.<ref name="Dark McLean Weatherhead 2015 p. 359"/>
==See also== {{portal|Food}} * List of deep fried foods * List of egg dishes * {{annotated link|Fried egg}} * {{annotated link|Scotch egg}}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== <references>
<ref name="Peterson 2012 p. 146">{{cite book | last=Peterson | first=J. | title=Glorious French Food: A Fresh Approach to the Classics | publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | year=2012 | isbn=978-0-544-18655-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lubHmYXyfLYC&pg=PT146 | access-date=June 25, 2022 | pages=146–147}}</ref> <ref name="Eastwood 2013 p. 101">{{cite book | last=Eastwood | first=H. | title=A Salad for All Seasons: Delicious, uplifting and easy recipes for the whole year | publisher=Transworld | year=2013 | isbn=978-1-4481-2591-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=luChJPNk9GsC&pg=PA101 | access-date=June 25, 2022 | pages=101–102}}</ref> <ref name="Fetterman Halm Lo Peabody 2016 p. 29">{{cite book | last1=Fetterman | first1=L.Q. | last2=Halm | first2=M. | last3=Lo | first3=M. | last4=Peabody | first4=S. | title=Sous Vide at Home: The Modern Technique for Perfectly Cooked Meals | publisher=Ten Speed Press | year=2016 | isbn=978-0-399-57806-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xc4sDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA29 | access-date=June 25, 2022 | page=29}}</ref> <ref name="TIB 2018">{{cite book | title=Breakfast: the Most Important Book about the Best Meal of the Day | publisher=Time Incorporated Books | year=2018 | isbn=978-0-8487-5928-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=taxwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT32 | access-date=June 25, 2022 | pages=32–33}}</ref> <ref name="Morel Bpi p. 286">{{cite book | last1=Morel | first1=M.M. | last2=Bpi | first2=E. | title=The French Chef Handbook | publisher=Editions BPI | isbn=978-2-85708-851-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bT3ADwAAQBAJ&pg=PA286 | access-date=June 25, 2022 | pages=286–287}}</ref> <ref name="Shen 2014 p. 252">{{cite book | last=Shen | first=B. | title=Artichoke: Recipes & Stories from Singapore's Most Rebellious Kitchen | publisher=Epigram Books | year=2014 | isbn=978-981-4615-01-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ltwqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT252 | access-date=June 25, 2022 | page=252}}</ref> <ref name="Wright 2005 p. 116">{{cite book | last=Wright | first=C. | title=Some Like It Hot: Spicy Favorites From The World's Hot Zones | publisher=Harvard Common Press | year=2005 | isbn=978-1-55832-269-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K6dkerTrg3IC&pg=PA116 | access-date=June 25, 2022 | page=116}}</ref> <ref name="Dark McLean Weatherhead 2015 p. 359">{{cite book | last1=Dark | first1=G. | last2=McLean | first2=D. | last3=Weatherhead | first3=S. | title=Kitchen Operations | publisher=Pearson Australia | year=2015 | isbn=978-1-4425-4171-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HBbiBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA359 | access-date=June 25, 2022 | page=359}}</ref> <ref name="Slonecker Reamer 2014 p. 67">{{cite book | last1=Slonecker | first1=A. | last2=Reamer | first2=D.L. | title=Eggs on Top: Recipes Elevated by an Egg | publisher=Chronicle Books LLC | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-4521-3040-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HZwWAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA67 | access-date=June 25, 2022 | page=67}}</ref> <ref name="Polistico 2017 p. 407">{{cite book | last=Polistico | first=E. | title=Philippine Food, Cooking, & Dining Dictionary | publisher=Anvil Publishing, Incorporated | year=2017 | isbn=978-621-420-087-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=STSWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT407 | access-date=June 25, 2022 | page=407}}</ref> <ref name="Kraig D 2013 p. 275">{{cite book | last=Kraig | first=B. | title=Street Food around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture | publisher=ABC-CLIO | year=2013 | isbn=978-1-59884-955-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9XCjAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA275 | access-date=June 25, 2022 | page=275}}</ref> <ref name="Villas Wyche 2013 p. 59">{{cite book | last1=Villas | first1=J. | last2=Wyche | first2=J. | title=Southern Fried: More Than 150 Recipes for Crab Cakes, Fried Chicken, Hush Puppies, and More | publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | year=2013 | isbn=978-1-118-13076-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfT8AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA59 | access-date=June 26, 2022 | page=59}}</ref> <ref name="Magat 2019 p. 25">{{cite book | last=Magat | first=M. | title=Balut: Fertilized Eggs and the Making of Culinary Capital in the Filipino Diaspora | publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing | year=2019 | isbn=978-1-4742-8034-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Dq8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA25 | access-date=June 26, 2022 | pages=25–26}}</ref> <ref name="Galván 2014 p. 21">{{cite book | last=Galván | first=J.A. | title=They Do What? A Cultural Encyclopedia of Extraordinary and Exotic Customs from around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia of Extraordinary and Exotic Customs from around the World | publisher=ABC-CLIO | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-61069-342-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e2RyBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA21 | access-date=June 26, 2022 | page=21}}</ref> <ref name="Atlas Obscura 2022">{{cite web | title=In Thai Lore, These Fried Hard-Boiled Eggs Were a Veiled Threat for a Son-in-Law | website=Atlas Obscura | date=June 29, 2022 | url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/son-in-law-eggs | access-date=June 29, 2022}}</ref> <ref name="Punyaratabandhu 2014 p. 47">{{cite book | last=Punyaratabandhu | first=L. | title=Simple Thai Food: Classic Recipes from the Thai Home Kitchen | publisher=Ten Speed Press | series=Donación Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Tailandia | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-60774-523-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pwhwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA47 | access-date=June 29, 2022 | page=47}}</ref> <ref name="Waitrose Food Illustrated 2006">{{cite book | title=Waitrose Food Illustrated | publisher=John Brown Contract Publishing | year=2006 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SFMsAQAAMAAJ | access-date=June 29, 2022 | page=92}}</ref> <ref name="Digges 2017">{{cite web | last=Digges | first=Mariam | title=Son-in-law eggs: The gruesome story behind this street food delicacy | publisher=SBS | date=May 29, 2017 | url=https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2017/05/29/son-law-eggs-gruesome-story-behind-street-food-delicacy | access-date=June 29, 2022}}</ref>
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==Further reading== * {{cite book | last1=Pépin | first1=J. | last2=Pépin | first2=C. | title=Jacques Pépin Celebrates | publisher=Alfred A. Knopf | year=2001 | isbn=978-0-375-41209-7 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ukcwT7RlbbQC&pg=PA53 | access-date=June 29, 2022 | page=53}}
==External links== * {{commons-inline}} * {{cite web | title=Deep-Fried Eggs with Sriracha Remoulade | website=Bon Appétit | date=November 18, 2009 | url=https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/deep-fried-eggs-with-sriracha-remoulade}}
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