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Salt Cured Eggs

Salt Cured Eggs

There’s something fascinating about finding a new to you food prep, and realizing that so many people have known about it, thus leaving you in the dark, and not caring one bit about your feelings. That’s how I feel about these salt cured eggs. Yes. You read that right. Salt cured eggs. Essentially, eggs that have had all of the moisture removed from them, and perfect for grating on top of soups, salads, pastas, tacos, whatever tickles your fancy. 

Salt Cured Eggs

It doesn’t take anything fancy. Just egg yolks (NO WHITES!) salt, sugar if you don’t want them fully salt cured, and a deep dish to use. That’s it. I know that I searched cookbooks, and the internet alike, and some people do a finish for at least 30 days in the refrigerator, while others finish in the oven at 150 degrees. Listen, the world is your oyster. This is all about preference. I finished  mine in the refrigerator with cheesecloth wrapped around so that they could dry naturally. 

Salt Cured Eggs

I know that when I posted the initial photo of me starting them on Facebook, I got a lot of intrigue, including one person calling them gross, but that’s what happens when you share food choices on Facebook. 

Salt Cured Eggs
Salt Cured Eggs

If you don’t have a yolk separator, then get one. You can do it with your hands, but you run the risk of having too much egg white in the salt, AND breaking the yolk. Something which is okay when you’re mixing it into a batter, or dough, but not so much when you’re needing them to stay wonderfully globular. 

Salt Cured Eggs
Salt Cured Eggs
Salt Cured Eggs
Salt Cured Eggs
Salt Cured Eggs

Start with 1 3/4 cups of salt, 1 1/4 cups of sugar, 9 egg yolks, and a 9×13 dish to settle them in. You need to create wells in the salt/sugar mixture to nestle the egg yolks in properly. I only had one casualty, and even that ended up being okay. 

Salt Cured Eggs

You can see the yolk that didn’t stay rounded in the foreground. Still not bad looking if I do say so myself. 

Salt Cured Eggs

These bright orange yolks will be so pretty topping all of the food that I’m dreaming of. A IG comment is tempting me to make mushroom tacos this weekend just to see how well the egg melts into the mushroom. So much goodness I can imagine. Use it to top pastas, rice, salads, tacos, your very own gourmet topping that YOU can make. 

So tell me, have you ever salt cured eggs? How do you like to use them? Connect me to ways that you do, and I’ll make sure to check them out. 

Salt Cured Eggs
Yield: 12

Salt Cured Eggs

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Dehydrating Time : 6 days
Total Time: 6 days 15 minutes

Dehydrated egg yolks for topping soups, salads, and other foods.

Ingredients

  • 1 and 3/4 cups of kosher salt
  • 1 and 1/4 cups of sugar
  • 9 egg yolks
  • Nonstick spray

Instructions

  1. Whisk salt and sugar in a medium bowl to combine. Evenly spread out half of salt mixture in an 8x8" glass baking dish. Using the back of a tablespoon, create 9 depressions in salt mixture, spacing evenly. Carefully place an egg yolk in each depression. Gently sprinkle remaining salt mixture over yolks and tightly wrap the dish with plastic. Chill 4 days.
  2. Preheat oven to 150°. Brush salt mixture off each yolk, then carefully rinse under cold water to remove any remaining salt (yolks will be semi-firm, bright, and translucent). Gently pat dry with paper towels.
  3. Generously coat a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray; place yolks on rack. Dry out in oven until opaque and texture is like a firm Gruyère cheese, 1½–2 hours. Let cool. (Alternatively, if your oven doesn’t go that low, you can dry out eggs in an unheated oven for 2 days.)
  4. Finely grate cured egg yolks over soups, pasta, or salads as you would a hard cheese.

Notes

Adapted via Bon Apetit

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

48

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 14Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 1770mgCarbohydrates: 1gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 1g
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Jeanne Williams

Friday 25th of June 2021

A friend made these and gave me some to sample. Rich and lovely! Now I have an abundance of eggs and will be trying this soon along with dehydrated eggs. My question is, how to store the salt dried eggs and how long do they keep?

Natasha Nicholes

Saturday 26th of June 2021

You can store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to two weeks.

goatsandgreens

Thursday 3rd of September 2020

I'm going to try this with quail egg yolks. Now raising my own quail, so I'm interested in seeing how this turns out. I'll set some up in my dehydrator and some in my unheated oven (which does not go down to 150 F. Looks enjoyable!

Becky

Wednesday 12th of April 2017

I have honestly never heard of this being done. It's very interesting and I'm really wanting to try it out. I really want to get that yolk separator. Even if I don't make this right away, I know that going to come in handy with any recipe that requires separating yolks from the whites.

Connie

Wednesday 12th of April 2017

This is fascinating. I have never heard of this before. Definitely going to have to give this a try.

Scott

Tuesday 11th of April 2017

Ok, this is something I've never heard of. I'm undecided on whether I'd want to try it or not. What else would you use it on?

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