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| Egg yolk in water |
I was making something that needed an egg white but I didn't have a reason to use up the yolk. Separated egg whites keep quite well in the fridge but the yolks dry out and go rubbery. I googled, and came across this post, which had the half-hearted suggestion "you can probably keep the yolks whole in the water if you are careful". Well, I can be careful.
I separated my egg, being careful not to break the yolk, and slipped it gently into a ramekin half full of cold water. I covered it in cling film and popped it in the fridge. A couple of days later I was having an omelette for lunch so I gently fished the yolk out of the water to add to the other beaten eggs. It was in absolutely perfect condition - not at all dried out. I have tried this a second time, using milk instead of water because I was going to be putting the yolk in a custard, and again it worked brilliantly.
So there you go - pretty nifty, huh?
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| Two days later |
10 comments:
Yes proper nifty!
Very clever! Thanks, I will be trying this as I hate it when the yolks get all gross in the fridge. What were you making with the egg white?
Hi, I freeze in little zip lock bags leftover egg yolks and whites as the case may be. I defrost in the fridge overnight and use for baking cakes and biscuits. xx
Kavey - thanks!
Allie - spiced nuts. Paul is going through a phase of taking them to work, so I am ending up with a spare egg yolk every week!
Bonita - I freeze whites but I have never tried yolks, thanks!
I had no idea you could use egg whites in making spiced nuts - you learn something every day! Thanks!
Allie - it's the best thing! You whisk an eggwhite until frothy, add your salt, sugar and whatever and toss the nuts in it before roasting them. It holds the coating on brilliantly and gives them a lovely glaze.
very useful tip!!!
Good to know! See, I've heard you should beat the yolks all together to save them...but maybe I'm wrong!
Nifty indeed, looks like it held up well!
Nice tip. I didn't know, so thanks for sharing!
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