Salt Cured Egg Yolks
I am participating in a year long Food In Jars Mastery Challenge hosted by Marisa from Food in Jars , and the February challenge was Salt Preserving! There were a host of ways to use salt. I have several ways that I used it, including this method of salt curing egg yolks! Salt curing egg yolks, solidifies and preserved the yolk. There is no definite "shelf" life, but in the recipe/instructions I followed, the author commented that he had some he had stored up to a year. The yolks were still good. There really isn't a need for a recipe. You just need a container, eggs, salt and cheesecloth. I followed the instructions provided by Hank Shaw of Hunter~Angler~ Gardener~Cook . It is a very simple process. The hardest part is waiting which takes patience, something I am short on sometimes! Separate the yolks from the whites. (Save the whites for another recipe.) Pour a bed of salt, and nestle the yolk in the salt. Cover completely with salt, cover loosely and refrigera...