Telur Balado - Indonesian Spicy Eggs

Name: Telur Balado - Indonesian Spicy Eggs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10-12
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 10-12 peeled hard-boiled eggs; enough oil for deep frying; 2 tomatoes; 3-10 red chilies (any variety, I typically use bird eye chilies); 75-gram shallot (or onion); 4 cloves garlic; 3 tablespoon oil; 1/2 tablespoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 cup water; 5 kaffir lime leaves, or the zest of 1 lime (optional)

March 28, 2018 — 2 comments

Easter means plenty of eggs, especially if you have kiddies joining egg hunting event. This telur balado - Indonesian spicy eggs recipe is a foolproof way of turning abundant of hard-boiled eggs into a delicious dish. So you know what you need to do this Sunday right?

Give your eggs a fried skin

If you want a flavorful egg dish where the sauce penetrates all the way into the inside of your eggs, then you really want to develop a fried skin to your eggs. First, prick each of the hard boiled eggs all over with a fork. Next, heat a pot of oil for deep frying. Finally, once the oil is hot (~ 175 Celsius / 350 Fahrenheit), fry the eggs for about 30 seconds to 1 minute just until a lovely golden brown skin appears.

Easy balado sauce

Balado sauce ranges from simple version to more complicated ones. What I have here is probably at its simplest incarnation. You need tomatoes, red chilies (any variety), shallot (or onion), and garlic. Salt and sugar are all the seasonings you need. For extra flavor, I add 5 kaffir lime leaves at the end of cooking time, but this is optional. Or, you can substitute with the zest of 1 lime.

The Recipe