Have you ever breaded an egg yolk? Thanks to a trick, it's very easy

2023-05-15T16:47:13.013Z

Highlights: With breaded egg yolk you can surprise your guests. The small but fine delicacy ends up as a topping on canapés, for example. The trick is to freeze the yolk for at least an hour, says cooking instructor Robert Opitz. If the egg yolks are hard, you should carefully squeeze them out of the silicone mold and bread them quickly, according to the German Press Agency (dpa) "To do this, I pull them through a beaten egg and turn them in breadcrumbs," says the chef.

With breaded egg yolk you can surprise your guests. The small but fine delicacy ends up as a topping on canapés, for example.

Pickled eggs have been increasingly finding their way onto the menus of restaurants worldwide in recent years. Another delicacy that revolves around eggs may not be familiar to every amateur chef: egg yolk can also be easily breaded.

First, the egg whites are carefully separated from the yolks. (Symbolic image)

Bread the egg yolks – tip: freeze the egg yolks beforehand

"The trick is to freeze the yolk for at least an hour," said cooking instructor Robert Opitz, according to a report by the German Press Agency (dpa). To do this, first carefully separate the egg whites from the yolks and slide the egg yolks into a silicone ice cube mold with semicircular shapes. You simply put the mold in the freezer.

Toss in breadcrumbs

If the egg yolks are hard, you should carefully squeeze them out of the silicone mold and bread them quickly, according to the dpa report. "To do this, I pull them through a beaten egg and turn them in breadcrumbs, which have previously been refined with ground almonds, salt, pepper and fried onions," says the chef. You can also press the breading lightly with your fingers.

Then put the prepared egg yolks in a pot with sunflower oil – the yolk should be sufficiently covered with the oil. "When the yolk comes up, it's ready and can get out," says the expert. It is important that the oil is 160 degrees hot. In addition, how to properly fry fried eggs.

Breaded egg yolk as a topping on canapés

Breaded egg yolk, for example, can end up on the canapé as a topping. But it can also be used to refine other appetizers or small creations - guests will be amazed.

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