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A Chef's Tip To Preserve Egg Yolks For MONTHS.

A Chef s Tip To Preserve Egg Yolks For MONTHS.

You have egg yolks left and don't want to throw them away ?

You are right!

No need to waste those egg yolks that will serve you for another recipe later.

Luckily, a chef friend told me his trick to keep them easily for months.

The trick is to freeze the egg yolks with a little salt . Look, it's quite simple:

A Chef s Tip To Preserve Egg Yolks For MONTHS.

Contents
  • How to
  • Result
  • Bonus tip

How to

1. Mix the egg yolks.

2. Add about a pinch per egg yolk.

3. Pour everything into a freezer bag.

4. Close the bag securely by zipping it.

5. Put the bag in the freezer.

Result

Lo and behold, you can now store raw egg yolks for months :-)

Easy and quick, right? No more mess of egg yolks.

Very handy when you want to make meringues or another pastry recipe that does not require egg yolks.

And you can use them when you need them to brown your pastries or make another recipe such as carbonara pasta, dessert creams, snow eggs, crème brûlée (or Catalan), ice cream or even a sabayon or mayonnaise.

But that's not all!

Here are 16 easy recipes for using egg yolks.

Bonus tip

To thaw the exact amount of egg yolks you need, simply add the equivalent of one egg yolk per bag.

To separate egg yolk from white in 5 seconds, here is the trick.