Cured Frozen Eggs
I've cured egg yolks before (in salt) and I've learned frozen egg recipe. Freezing an egg allows for it to coagulate and intensify the flavour. I've been trying to figure out how to cure one of these frozen yolks but my issues seems to be that if I try the salt curing method as the outside of the yolk thaws and cures the inside will be frozen unable to cure. By the time the center thaws the outside will have developed a crust to form around it not allowing for the curing to penetrate deeper.
My only thought around it so far would be to let the yolk thaw before starting any of the curing but that might have the yolk fall apart after being tightened in the freezer.
Best Answer
This is a speculative answer, since I have salt-cured eggs but not frozen ones.
One possible answer would be to start the curing from frozen, but add water when it forms a crust. The moisture should loosen up the crust, letting the salt cure penetrate more readily. This might be accomplished by dripping water on the curing egg, enough to soften/break up the crust, or moving it to a brine once the crust has set up. The drying of the outside should give enough structure that the egg doesn't break.
Another possibility might be to start curing in a brine, and later move to dry-salt curing, depending on how moist you want the final product to be. A brine should be softer on the yolk than dry salt - given buoyancy - so even when it is partially or totally thawed it shouldn't break so easily.
Also, I think it's worth asking what you think the outcome will be. The freezing coagulates the yolk, but so does partially drying them (I've done so by accident), and salt curing also dries out the yolk, and I find it sets up pretty hard. You may find there's no difference between salt-cured yolks that were frozen beforehand or fresh, both having lost moisture and coagulating.
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Can you freeze cured eggs?
Cure em, wrap em in cling wrap, freeze em for a night, foodsaver vacuum seal em and they are good for a few years. :yeahthat: just make sure you cut the seal before you thaw them, or they will get SMASHED.Can cured egg yolks be frozen?
Leftover yolks can be stored in an airtight container and refrigerated for a few days, just add a bit of water to keep them from drying out. For longer storage, yolks can be frozen. For every \xbc cup of yolks, beat in 1 \xbd teaspoons sugar or \u215b teaspoon salt, depending on how they'll be used.Can I cure frozen salmon eggs?
yes salvageable..."thaw in fridge" until they can be handled and cure as you would with favorite over the counter cure. use the search feature and look for frozen eggs, curing frozen eggs, etc.Can you freeze salmon eggs after curing?
Do not freeze them! The yolks expand and break, and then when you put them up they will come out like rasberry jelly. Put a paper towel or two in the bag with the eggs which will absorb some of the blood which will leach out in your absence.Pautzke University: How to Cure Large Batches of Frozen Eggs
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