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Salt-Cured Egg Yolks Recipe
5 from 3 votes

Salt-Cured Egg Yolks Recipe

Learn to ferment your own salt-cured egg yolks as a rich, umami topping for your next pasta dish or even ramen.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Additional Time
5 d
Total Time
5 d 1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 4 eggs
Calories: 5474 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese

Ingredients

Basic recipe
  • 4 large egg yolk
  • 2 ½ c kosher salt
Sweet & salty version
  • 1 ¼ c kosher salt
  • 1 ¼ c cane sugar
Savory version
  • 2 ½ c kosher salt
  • 1 ½ tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 ½ tbsp smoked paprika
Furikake version
  • 2 c kosher salt
  • ⅓ c furikake

Instructions

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  1. OPTIONAL: Combine any extra seasoning ingredients (sugar, garlic powder, smoked paprika, or furikake) with the salt.
  2. Add half of the salt into a non-reactive container. Use a spoon or tablespoon to make shallow indents in the salt. Leave at least one inch of space around each indent.
  3. Separate the egg yolk from the egg into different containers.
  4. Gently add the egg yolks into each shallow indent.
  5. Carefully sprinkle the remaining salt on top of the egg yolks until they’re fully covered.
  6. Cover it with a lid and place it in the fridge for at least five days.
  7. Preheat the oven to 160 °F. Remove yolks from the fridge. Carefully remove the egg yolks from the salt cure. They should be opaque and easy to hold but still delicate.
  8. Rinse them under cold running water to remove excess salt.
  9. Place them on a rack with a sheet pan.
  10. Put the sheet pan into the middle rack of the oven and bake for one hour or until the egg yolk has turned solid.
  11. Let the egg yolks cool before serving. Grate on pasta, ramen, and more!

Nutrition Information

Calories 54.74kcal (3%) Carbohydrates 0.61g (0%) Protein 2.7g (5%) Fat 4.5g (7%) Saturated Fat 1.62g (8%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.71g (4%) Monounsaturated Fat 1.99g (10%) Cholesterol 183.6mg (61%) Sodium 8.16mg (0%) Potassium 18.53mg (0%) Sugar 0.1g (0%) Vitamin A 245.14IU (5%) Calcium 21.93mg (2%) Iron 0.47mg (3%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 eggs

Amount Per Serving

Calories 5474

% Daily Value*

Calories 54.74kcal 3%
Carbohydrates 0.61g 0%
Protein 2.7g 5%
Fat 4.5g 7%
Saturated Fat 1.62g 8%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.71g 4%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.99g 10%
Cholesterol 183.6mg 61%
Sodium 8.16mg 0%
Potassium 18.53mg 0%
Sugar 0.1g 0%
Vitamin A 245.14IU 5%
Calcium 21.93mg 2%
Iron 0.47mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.