Quail Egg Stuffed Mushrooms

I find quail eggs simply adorable. Not only are they pretty, but they are fun to use in recipes, such as appetisers, garnish or as I used in this breakfast dish.

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This recipe is for 1 serving for a meal. It doesn’t take too much work and it’s healthy, nutritious and something different.

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(Beautiful quail egg shells.)

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(All my ingredients, chopped and ready to start cooking.)

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(Mushrooms with the stuffing.)

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(Mushrooms, stuffed and with the quail eggs on top, now ready for the oven.)

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(Ready to eat and served with the remaining stuffing sautéed with some kale, as a side.)

I hope you enjoy!

Quail Egg Stuffed Mushrooms
Author: The Saffron Girl
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Serves 1.
Ingredients
  • 6 medium sized button mushrooms (large enough to hold some stuffing and an egg on top)
  • 6 quail eggs
  • 2 slices of back rashers, cooked and minced (can be substituted for cooked bacon or raw jamon serrano pieces)
  • 1 small red onion, very finely diced
  • 1/2 stalk celery, very finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 6 mushroom stems, diced
  • a pinch of ground cumin
  • a pinch of ground rosemary
  • coarse sea salt, to taste
  • freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • butter or fat of choice
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F), while you prepare the ingredients.
  2. In a pan, place the butter, onion and celery. Over low heat, cook until the onion is tender, about 4-5 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic, mushroom stems, back rashers, spices and seasoning (if desired) and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Place the washed and de-stemmed mushrooms in an oven proof dish, with the inside facing up.
  5. Spoon some of the stuffing into each mushroom.
  6. Break the quail eggs individually into a small glass bowl and carefully pour one egg on top of each stuffed mushroom.
  7. Bake for 7-8 minutes.
  8. If you have leftover stuffing, as I did, you can sauté with some kale, for example and serve as a side to the stuffed mushrooms.
  9. Garnish with freshly cut parsley or cilantro, if desired.
  10. These also work well as an appetiser for parties.

 

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5 Comments

  1. 7.20.14
    Cathy Haines said:

    I made these as an appetizer for a dinner party last night. The raw quail eggs just slid off the stuffed mushroom caps. I ended up frying the little eggs first, then putting them on the mushrooms to finish up in the oven. This recipe will only work as written if you leave room for the eggs. If you stuff the mushrooms full as I did, they raw eggs will slide right off. Mine were delicious, but not as pretty as the recipe photos.

  2. 7.11.15
    Creativeme said:

    I’ve never had quail eggs before, this was a great way to be introduced! These were delicious along side my fresh garden kale and new nugget potatoes. Thank you.

    • 7.11.15
      The Saffron Girl said:

      Thank you! I’m glad you liked them. Debra xx

    • 12.26.15
      The Saffron Girl said:

      I’m happy to hear that! And the rest of the meal sounds delicious too!
      Debra xx