Salt Cured Egg Yolks
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One of our favourite trends is the cured egg yolk – a unique egg recipe that puts a twist on every egg’s resident flavour bomb.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups (375 mL) kosher salt
- ¼ cup (60 mL) of sugar
- 6 egg yolks
Instructions
- Step 1
Mix salt and sugar in medium bowl until evenly incorporated. Spread half of the seasoned salt mixture in small glass baking dish. Using your fingers or the back of a spoon, make 6 evenly spaced indentations. Spoon your egg yolks into each indentation. Gently cover yolks with remaining mixture. Gently! Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for four days.
- Step 2
On day 4, preheat your oven to 170°F. Remove egg yolks from salt mixture and carefully rinse in water or brush off with a food brush. Place yolks on rack in small rimmed baking sheet. Discard any remaining salt mixture.
- Step 3
Bake 3 hours or until yolks are firm enough to slice or grate.
