sweet eggs (kai wan)

Recipe by
Lee Thayer
Nakhon Si Thammarat

This is a Thai dessert dish that I seen my daughter Ampair (Oradaporn Julaboonyasit) prepare a few years ago. This is basically hard cooked eggs in sugar water with a hint of ginger. Just 4 ingredients and 3 steps, and is a make as much as you like recipe as well.

yield 5 serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For sweet eggs (kai wan)

  • 1/4 to 1 c
    brown cane sugar
  • 1 slice
    ginger, about a 1/2 inch piece
  • water, as needed
  • eggs, as needed

How To Make sweet eggs (kai wan)

  • 1
    Add the sugar, 1/4 to 1 cup depending on how much sweetness you want, and ginger to a pot and add 3-4 inches of water, bring to a boil, once boiling, crack in eggs one at a time, Ampair used 10 eggs when she made this.
  • 2
    Reduce heat and simmer the eggs until the yolk is cooked through, stirring occasionally.
  • 3
    Serve with some of the liquid from the pot. This served 5 people as a dessert after a lunchtime meal. Enjoy.

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