Savoury Custard
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the custard
Beat the egg yolks and white together gently.
Add the stock and season with salt.
Strain the mixture into a well-buttered jar or jam pot.
Cover with a buttered paper.
Cook and serve
Place the jar in a saucepan with 1 inch of boiling water.
Simmer very gently until firm.
Turn out the custard, let it cool, then cut into slices and stamp into fancy shapes.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Egg yolks
- Provide richness and help the custard set firm when gently heated.
- Egg white
- Adds protein that helps the custard set into a firm, sliceable texture.
- Stock
- Supplies the savory liquid base that the eggs set into.
The step that matters
Simmer very gently until firm. Egg proteins set at moderate temperatures, so a hard boil can make the custard curdle, weep liquid, or turn rough and spongy. Keeping the water barely simmering gives a smooth, tender set.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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