Leftover egg yolks

tvfanny · 06-06-2012, 11:21

DD made a fab lemon meringue pie but made the lemon curd at home and the meringue at my house.
So, I have 5 egg yolks I'm not sure how to use up.
Any suggestions?
Ta

Utopian Girl · 06-06-2012, 11:50

Well as you can't freeze them - a home made custard, custard tart, use shop bought pastry if you can't be bothered with the pastry making!

Mayonnaise
Hollandaise sauce

Or boil some pasta and whisk the yolks with some olive oil & herbs if liked - when pasta is boiled drain and quickly mix the eggs & oil through to coat as in a sauce, well a dry-ish sauce depending on how much oil you like.

molliepops · 06-06-2012, 12:29

creme brulee came to mind when I read your post, or a custard tart.

Annie1fortennis · 06-06-2012, 13:00

Hollandaise sauce, Key lime pie, lemon pie... can't think of anything very different. There are quite a few recipes that require extra egg yolks.. if look on net.

You can try making an avgolemono sauce which is lemony egg flavour.

I would just chuck in an extra every time you use eggs , scambled, carbonara, quiche etc

Fizzee Rascal · 06-06-2012, 13:20

Make custard.

-GONZO- · 06-06-2012, 13:56

Add a whole egg or two and make an omelette.

Espresso · 07-06-2012, 18:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by tvfanny

DD made a fab lemon meringue pie but made the lemon curd at home and the meringue at my house.
So, I have 5 egg yolks I'm not sure how to use up.
Any suggestions?
Ta

Make the curd with these yolks you've got at your house and then go back home to use the whites you had left over from the curd there.
Then you'll have a lemon meringue pie in your house and another one at home. Win win.

tvfanny · 09-06-2012, 14:17

Thanks for all the suggestions. In the end (as per one suggestion) I added an extra yolk to scrambled eggs and a cheese omelette.
Espresso - DD made the lemon curd in her house in Croydon and finished the pie in my home in S E Kent. 5 egg whites makes one hell of a merigue topping!
Thinking about it, I could have made my own lemon curd. Gordon Bennet, what a twit. Especially as she took the left over curd home with her.
Ah well.

Welsh-lad · 09-06-2012, 15:06

custard, hollandaise, or mayonnaise

Espresso · 09-06-2012, 15:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by tvfanny

Thanks for all the suggestions. In the end (as per one suggestion) I added an extra yolk to scrambled eggs and a cheese omelette.
Espresso - DD made the lemon curd in her house in Croydon and finished the pie in my home in S E Kent. 5 egg whites makes one hell of a merigue topping!
Thinking about it, I could have made my own lemon curd. Gordon Bennet, what a twit. Especially as she took the left over curd home with her.
Ah well.

That bit made me laugh!

06-06-2012, 11:21	#1
tvfanny Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 624	Leftover egg yolks DD made a fab lemon meringue pie but made the lemon curd at home and the meringue at my house. So, I have 5 egg yolks I'm not sure how to use up. Any suggestions? Ta

06-06-2012, 11:50	#2
Utopian Girl Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 7,610	Well as you can't freeze them - a home made custard, custard tart, use shop bought pastry if you can't be bothered with the pastry making! Mayonnaise Hollandaise sauce Or boil some pasta and whisk the yolks with some olive oil & herbs if liked - when pasta is boiled drain and quickly mix the eggs & oil through to coat as in a sauce, well a dry-ish sauce depending on how much oil you like.

06-06-2012, 12:29	#3
molliepops Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: woking Posts: 21,678	creme brulee came to mind when I read your post, or a custard tart.

06-06-2012, 13:00	#4
Annie1fortennis Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 889	Hollandaise sauce, Key lime pie, lemon pie... can't think of anything very different. There are quite a few recipes that require extra egg yolks.. if look on net. You can try making an avgolemono sauce which is lemony egg flavour. I would just chuck in an extra every time you use eggs , scambled, carbonara, quiche etc

06-06-2012, 13:20	#5
Fizzee Rascal Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Edge of Hell Posts: 938	Make custard.

06-06-2012, 13:56	#6
-GONZO- Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kent Posts: 8,954	Add a whole egg or two and make an omelette.

07-06-2012, 18:58	#7
Espresso Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,127	Quote: Originally Posted by tvfanny DD made a fab lemon meringue pie but made the lemon curd at home and the meringue at my house. So, I have 5 egg yolks I'm not sure how to use up. Any suggestions? Ta Make the curd with these yolks you've got at your house and then go back home to use the whites you had left over from the curd there. Then you'll have a lemon meringue pie in your house and another one at home. Win win.

09-06-2012, 14:17	#8
tvfanny Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 624	Thanks for all the suggestions. In the end (as per one suggestion) I added an extra yolk to scrambled eggs and a cheese omelette. Espresso - DD made the lemon curd in her house in Croydon and finished the pie in my home in S E Kent. 5 egg whites makes one hell of a merigue topping! Thinking about it, I could have made my own lemon curd. Gordon Bennet, what a twit. Especially as she took the left over curd home with her. Ah well.

09-06-2012, 15:06	#9
Welsh-lad Inactive Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mid Wales / Canolbarth Cymru Posts: 37,555	custard, hollandaise, or mayonnaise

09-06-2012, 15:22	#10
Espresso Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,127	Quote: Originally Posted by tvfanny Thanks for all the suggestions. In the end (as per one suggestion) I added an extra yolk to scrambled eggs and a cheese omelette. Espresso - DD made the lemon curd in her house in Croydon and finished the pie in my home in S E Kent. 5 egg whites makes one hell of a merigue topping! Thinking about it, I could have made my own lemon curd. Gordon Bennet, what a twit. Especially as she took the left over curd home with her. Ah well. That bit made me laugh!

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