Once you hear about this new interesting and trendy way of preparing eggs, you will forget about poaching, frying, or hard-boiling.
This method involves burying egg yolks in a mixture of salt and sugar for couple of days, during which they will be dried out and their flavor concentrated, as lox or bacon.
The outcome is something salty, savory, and semi-hard. The thought of an eggy aged cheese with vivid orange color is surely something you might want to try.
Keep in mind that though delicious, the cured egg yolks are strong and super salty, so the best way to use them is as condiment rather than main event.
If you grate them over pasta, popcorn,avocado toast, salads, and even scrambled eggs, you will get an umami taste.
Since these cured yolks can’t be find in any sorcery store, we give you the recipe to prepare and enjoy them. Luckily, the preparation is super simple, and here it is:
1.The first step is to mix 1 cup of salt and 1 cup of sugar in a bowl and to stir well. Take small baking dish where you will put half of the mixture.
2.Separate 4 egg yolks from the whites (you can use the whites for another meal). Take each yolk and carefully place it on the top of the prepared mixture. After you do this with all 4 yolks, sprinkle them with the rest of the mixture. Use a plastic wrap to cover the baking dish, and put it in fridge for 4 days.
(The yolks on the below photo aren’t completely covered , but you should make sure they are entirely submerged in the mixture).
3.After 4 days in the fridge, get the yolks out and using a pastry brush, gently remove the salt and sugar from them. Wash the yolks with cold water to remove what’s left of the mixture.
4.Put the egg yolks on a paper towel so that they can drain from the excess water, and them place them in parchment-lined baking sheet. Then bake at 150°F for exactly 2 hours.
5.After baking them for 2 hours, the yolks should resemble dried apricots and be semi-firm.
You can either use them immediately, or store them for future use in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Source: eatclean.com
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