5 Best Uses For Frozen Eggs

The finest dishes to make use of frozen eggs the place you received’t discover the marginally modified texture after they thaw.

I wrote some time again on the very best methods to protect recent eggs.

The strategies steered didn’t embody water glassing. The motive is the caustic substance used…and eggshells are porous!

I examined one other technique utilizing limewater made with dolomite as a substitute of pickling lime. Unfortunately, that experiment failed. 😔

Thus, my most popular technique for long-term storage of eggs remains to be freezing them.

With heat climate returning and my hens beginning to lay prolifically, I believed I might share with you my frozen egg outcomes.

I discovered a bag of a pair dozen frozen eggs that had slipped to the underside of the freezer just a few weeks in the past.

The date on the bag was April 2022!

So, what did I uncover after I thawed out these eggs frozen for almost two years?

Texture of Frozen Eggs After Thawing

When recent eggs are frozen for a very long time after which thawed, the very first thing you discover is that the feel is altered.

The most pronounced change is within the egg yolk, which is not absolutely liquid.

After thawing, the uncooked yolk is semi-solid, nearly like the feel of a medium-boiled egg.

Thus, frozen eggs are usually not going to be usable for baking as they’d be in a recent, by no means frozen state.

Below are the very best makes use of for frozen eggs which might be thawed contemplating the feel change of yolk.

Smoothies

When you thaw a uncooked egg that has been frozen, nearly no dietary worth has been misplaced. (1)

So, in the event you like so as to add uncooked eggs to your smoothies, simply peel the shell off a thawed egg or two and toss it into the combination along with your different components!

While egg whites are finest not consumed uncooked on their very own, when paired with the uncooked yolk, the antinutrients are principally compensated for. They might even present a glutathione increase for some folks. (2)

Here are my favourite smoothie recipes in the event you want some new concepts.

Hard Boiled Eggs

Since the feel of the frozen uncooked egg yolks after thawing is just like medium boiled eggs, then an effective way to organize them is to….make a pot of medium or exhausting boiled eggs!

What I do is thaw the eggs on a plate on the counter for about 1-2 hours.

Then, place the eggs in a pot of filtered water (to cowl by 1/2 inch), deliver to a boil, and scale back warmth.

Simmer 7 minutes for medium boiled eggs and 10 minutes for exhausting boiled eggs.

Promptly take away the pot from warmth, drain the new water, and canopy with recent filtered water.

After 10 minutes or so, drain the pot once more and peel the shell off the nice and cozy eggs. I discover that the shell comes off very simply … higher than recent, unfrozen eggs which might be exhausting or medium boiled.

Store the peeled eggs within the fridge for quick breakfasts or snacking for as much as 4 days.

Egg Salad

Another inventive strategy to get pleasure from recent eggs which have been frozen after which thawed is to make egg salad.

Just exhausting boil the eggs as described above, chop them into small items when cool, and blend along with your alternative of healthy mayonnaise and a pinch of sea salt.

Egg salad is most enjoyed in our residence as a sandwich.

We use this model of sourdough bread or a scoop on half a toasted sourdough bagel with lettuce and tomato.

Egg Fried Rice

Consider egg fried rice as a really tasty dinner concept for frozen eggs.

Simply thaw and exhausting boil 3 eggs as described above and chop into small items.

Mix with 3 cups of leftover chilly, cooked rice, and a half cup of peas. Then, fry the combination in a healthy fats in a skillet on the stovetop.

I favor expeller-pressed coconut oil for this explicit dish.

Mix in historically brewed soy sauce or selfmade teriyaki and dinner is completed!

Salads

Another easy method to make use of frozen eggs as soon as they’ve thawed is as a topping in your favourite salad recipe. This makes for a tasty protein increase!

My favourite for an egg topping is that this arugula salad with tomato and sauerkraut. Baby greens work as a substitute of the arugula if desired.

Simply sprinkle the egg bits on high of the salad with selfmade dressing.

Yum!

References

(1) Freezing FAQ

(*5*) The Biochemical Magic of Raw Milk and Other Raw Foods: Glutathione