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NEVER THROW OUT SEPARATED EGG WHITES AND YOLKS, CHEF COUNSELS
- By The Financial District
- Mar 20, 2021
- 2 min read
Christa Schmedes is adamant about one thing: Never throw out separated egg whites and yolks. "You can do an incredible amount with egg whites or yolks," says the Munich-based cookbook author. If you don't know right away what you want to use them in, just place the whites or yolks in the fridge, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) reported.
They can stay in the fridge for up to two days without any worries about going bad, says Schmedes. They can also go in the freezer for even longer so long as they are placed in a clean, screw-top jar.
The only time you can't use these leftovers after they've been kept in the fridge for a bit is if the recipe calls for raw eggs. Yolks that were in the freezer also work better in dishes that are heated.
But without further ado: What can you do with just egg yolks? Benno Sasse, a chef in Germany, suggests dessert lovers make waffles, pancakes, or ice cream. Those who prefer savory can use yolks for a Hollandaise: To make 1.25 liters of the white sauce, bring 30 grams white wine vinegar, 100 grams water, 15 pieces of crushed white peppercorn and 40 grams diced shallots to a boil, reduce by a third, and strain.
Take this reduction and whisk eight egg yolks into it over a water bath, until everything combines. Then stir in 900 grams of melted warm butter, starting drop by drop and then slowly adding more.
Season with lemon juice, salt and cayenne, and then the Hollandaise sauce is ready. If you have eight whites left over - for example, if you just make the Hollandaise above - then you can make a great meringue, says Sasse.
He beats the whites with a mixer set on high until they start to form peaks, then folds in 5 grams salt, 250 grams caster sugar, 200 grams icing sugar, 30 grams starch and a little lemon zest.
The resulting mass can be divided onto a baking sheet in dollops, spritzes, tartelettes or mushrooms and baked at 120 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes. And voila, you have a waste-free dinner and dessert.
