Description
This delicious Filipino dessert made from egg yolks and sugar syrup is perfect as a topping or garnish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 15 egg yolks
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 1½ cups water
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Separate the egg yolks from the whites and strain only the yolks through a fine strainer to remove the clear yolk sac. Place the egg yolks in a plastic bag and reserve. Cut a very tiny hole right before cooking them in syrup.
- Make a thin sugar syrup by mixing together the sugar with the water in a large, flat frying pan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and reduce it to medium-low. Add the vanilla extract and swirl the pan in order to mix in the vanilla. Let the sugar dissolve completely, approximately 3 minutes. Instead of vanilla extract, a cinnamon stick or other spices can be used to flavor the syrup (boil them for 5 minutes); however, before starting to drop the yolks into the syrup, remove the cinnamon stick/spices.
- Slowly drizzle the yolks into the sugar syrup in circles, dropping only a few strands at a time from a height of about 2 inches or 5 cm. The threads must be long (at least 5 inches or 13 cm or more). When they have fully cooked (about 1 minute per batch), they turn a bright yellow-gold. Remove them from the sugar syrup with a slotted spoon and place into a medium to large sized sieve. Hand-sprinkle ice cold water over them and let drain. Then, untangle them from one another with two long toothpicks.
- If covered with wax paper in an airtight container, the fio de ovos or egg threads will keep for up to 3 days in the fridge or 15 days in the freezer.
- Fios de ovos can be used as a topping, an accompaniment, or decorative garnish for either savory or sweet dishes.
Notes
- If using spices to flavor syrup, remove them before adding yolks.
- This recipe yields colorful and delicious threads.
- Store in an airtight container for maximum freshness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Filipino
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 4mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 420mg