Forum Thermomix
Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: teagg on March 27, 2012, 02:01:44 pm
-
in particular I seem to come up with either too many egg whites... or just recently too many egg yolks...
does anyone have any suggestions for recipes that use one or other of these, so that I can avoid wasting the excess?
thanks
Gillian - Sydney
-
For using up egg yolks, there are any number of bread or cake recipes and there is always the custard option...
For using up egg whites, I generally make baked meringues or macarons (http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2008/09/making-french-macarons/) - usually almond but sometimes other flavors -
-
I find it easier to use up extra whites than eXtra yolks. For me, pavlova is my weakness when it comes to using a surplus of egg whites. There's always Lemon Meringue Pie, sorbets, etc.
Actually, I'm going to look forward to the replies to this thread. It's a good question. I have a sneaking suspicion it has been asked before, but I could be wrong.
-
You could always make mayonnaise or quiche.
You can freeze egg yolks if you whisk them first and add a pinch of sugar or salt, I find that defrosted they're
only good to add to sauces because they don't whisk up well.
-
mcmich i use frozen egg white to make pavlova roll with no problems
-
Another option is to do an icecream/friand combination. Some examples here (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=6628.0).
-
Tenina's cooked mayonnaise (http://tenina.com/2011/01/no-fail-mayo-and-fresh-ranch-dressing/) using egg yolks.
This (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=209.0) one about freezing egg whites and yolks.
Another (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=768.0) thread with suggestions of using egg whites.
This (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=5505.0) one for egg yolks.
-
Judy to the rescue again. :)
-
We get 6 eggs a day and although i cook a lot, still have plenty over, so i swap them for other stuff that we can't grow. Today I swapped 1 dozen for some potatoes and green tomatoes. On Friday i will swap some more for some apples. All very informal.
-
chookie
what are you going to use the green tomatoes for ?
-
Nazar, the toms are really weird. They are still green when ripe. Think I will probably roast them. Maybe use them in a salad.
-
I bought some (ripe) green tomatoes at the farmers market last weekend and they are incredibly tasty. They were a heritage strain, but cannot remember the name. If you see them around they are well worth trying. The ones I bought had a deeper green stripe at the stalk end.
-
Nazar, the toms are really weird. They are still green when ripe. Think I will probably roast them. Maybe use them in a salad.
Year before last I grew those "green-ripe" tomatoes.
They were the Green Zebra (http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/23100/) variety.
-
Nazar, the toms are really weird. They are still green when ripe. Think I will probably roast them. Maybe use them in a salad.
Year before last I grew those "green-ripe" tomatoes.
They were the Green Zebra (http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/23100/) variety.
Andi, thanks for that. This is what mine are. I was told that they are ripe when they show some yellow around the stalk .Marina I was also told that they were very tasty.
-
chookie l thouight you were going to tell me that you were going to make a relish or pickle
l have not heard of a ripe green tomatoe before
-
There are several varieties of green colored tomatoes:
These are the most common. (http://heirloomtomatoplants.com/The%20Green%20Tomatoes.htm)
There are also green cherry or "grape" tomatoes and I have seen one "fingerling" tomato - about an inch in diameter and 3 inches long.
One year (when I still had reliable garden help and a much larger garden) I grew 40 different varieties of heirloom tomatoes, mostly ordered from places that specialize in heirloom plants. However I ordered seeds from a couple of places that had really unusual varieties.
This place. (http://heirloomtomatoplants.com/Heirloom%20-Tomato_Plants_Heirloom_Tomato%20_seeds.htm) as this is a California company and it is difficult to order plants from suppliers outside of the state.
-
Very interesting website from the supplier in California Andie,I never knew you could grow white tomatoes. :)
-
I always freeze left over egg whites and have no issues when using them after defrosting.
-
thanks for the link andie
it was so interesting to read , l never knew there was so many different colour tomatoes
l love some of the names of them , it makes me wonder how they come up with them
-
Egg whites seem to whip up better after having been frozen - I use the yolks in quiches omelettes or icecream.