Healthy Meal: Sippho Egg

In Pampanga, a dish named “Sippho Egg” is actually a combination of veggies, ham and quail eggs. This dish is enjoyed not only by adults, but most especially kids. The colorful combination of vegetables added with their favorite ham and quail egg makes the dish one of the kids’ favorite meal.

Vegetables with quail eggs or Sippho egg is easy to prepare. The ingredients are readily available even in grocery stores. To prepare this colorful and delicious dish, you will need the following:

• ½ Kg ham or luncheon meat (chopped to small 1 cm cubes)
• 30 quail eggs (fresh best, but canned can also be used if well drained)
• 1 medium size yellow Onion (white onion can also be used), fine sliced
• 1 medium sized singkamas (Jícama) chopped into small cubes (same size as ham)
• 1 Kg frozen mixed veg (carrots, green peas and corn), small chopped
• 3 cloves fresh garlic (crushed or fine chopped)
• 1 can nestle cream
• 1 small can evaporated milk
• A good nub of butter (for frying)

To cook this yummy sippho egg recipe, here are the procedures:

1. Boil quail eggs in water with dash of salt, once cooked, peel the eggs and set aside.
2. Take the  mixed veg, wash through in warm water.
3. Take a large pan (preferably a wok) and place over a high heat. Add in the butter and garlic, and stir for about 30 seconds to diffuse the garlic flavor through the melted butter.
4. Add the sliced onions to the pan, and stir for 30 seconds before turning down the heat to medium and cooking until the onions become opaque (transparent).
5. With the pan still on medium heat, add in the ham cubes and stir in for 5 minutes.
6. Add in the mixed frozen vegetables (or pre cooked veg) and stir for 5 minutes
7. Add in the singkamas (Jícama) stir in for another 5 minutes and reduce heat to medium-low.
8. Stir in the evaporated milk until its just starts to boil (bubble), then stir in the nestles cream until it just starts to boil .
9. Add in the quail eggs, mix for 2 minutes, then remove the pan from the heat.
10. The dish is best served when hot may be eaten with steamed rice or simply enjoy the dish by itself.

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