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Khai luk khoei, œufs du gendre à la sauce tamarin

Khai luk khoei, son-in-law eggs in tamarind sauce

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The gendre’s eggs: hard-boiled duck eggs, fried until golden brown, topped with a tamarind sauce, palm sugar, and fish sauce, and garnished with fried sha…

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Recipe from Parintar, Geonuch, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These “son-in-law eggs” are a classic Thai dish: hard-boiled eggs, fried until the skin is golden and crispy, and served with a sweet and sour tamarind sauce. They are typically served with rice.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$2.42 $0.81 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

3 people
  • $0.13
  • $0.99
  • $0.36
  • $0.02
  • $0.39
  • $0.53

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Boil the eggs for 10 minutes, then peel them.
  2. Fry them in the oil until they are golden brown, then set them aside.
  3. Fry the garlic and half of the shallots separately until they are golden brown and crispy; drain them.
  4. In a frying pan over medium heat, add a little oil, tamarind water, palm sugar, and fish sauce, and let it simmer.
  5. Add the remaining shallots, and, if desired, the chopped, dried chili peppers; cook until the sauce thickens.
  6. Cut the eggs in half or quarters, top with sauce, and sprinkle with fried garlic and shallots, and cilantro. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Khai luk khoei, son-in-law eggs in tamarind sauce

  • oil for deep frying$0.13
  • 6 shallots, finely chopped$0.99
  • 4 cloves of garlic, minced$0.36
  • 2 tablespoons of palm sugar$0.02
  • 1 tablespoon of fish sauce$0.39
  • a few sprigs of cilantro$0.53

Total$2.42

that's $0.81 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 3 duck eggs
  • oil for deep frying
  • 6 shallots, finely chopped
  • 4 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons of palm sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of tamarind water
  • 1 tablespoon of fish sauce
  • 2 dried chili peppers (optional)
  • a few sprigs of cilantro

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