Kai Look Kheuy

Name: Kai Look Kheuy
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 6 eggs, boiled for 7 minutes and peeled; 4 tbsp palm sugar; 3 tbsp tamarind paste; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 4 shallots, thinly sliced and fried crisp; 2 dried chillies, fried; Coriander leaves; Oil, for frying

ไข่ลูกเขย/kai look KUH-ee/

Also known as: Son-in-Law Eggs, Khai Luk Khoei, Kai Luk Koey

About this dish

Halved boiled eggs fried until blistered and smothered in a sweet-sour tamarind sauce with crispy shallots.

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Ingredients

🥚6 eggs, boiled for 7 minutes and peeled

🍬4 tbsp palm sugar

🫙3 tbsp tamarind paste

🐟2 tbsp fish sauce

🧅4 shallots, thinly sliced and fried crisp

🌶️2 dried chillies, fried

🌿Coriander leaves

🫗Oil, for frying

Method

Serves 2

Deep-fry the whole boiled eggs until golden and blistered all over. Drain and halve.

Simmer the palm sugar, tamarind and fish sauce until thick and syrupy.

Taste for a balance of sweet, sour and salty.

Arrange the eggs cut side up and pour the sauce over.

Top with crispy shallots, fried chillies and coriander.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

'Son-in-law eggs' are said to be what a mother-in-law cooks to warn a son-in-law to treat her daughter well; it is a popular Thai home dish.

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