Thai cuisine · Desserts & Sweets

Golden Egg Yolk Threads

Golden egg yolk threads drizzled in a fine stream through hot sugar syrup and gathered into nests.

Ingredients · for 6 servings

• 10 egg yolks
• 1 egg
• 500 g sugar
• 500 ml water
• 1 tsp orange blossom water
• 1 pinch salt

Instructions

1. Gently whisk the egg yolks with the whole egg and the salt without creating foam, then pass through a fine cloth — only this way will the threads run evenly later.
2. Cook the sugar and water uncovered in a wide pan for 8–10 min. into a thin syrup until it spins a light thread at about 105°C, and stir in the orange blossom water.
3. Lower the heat so the syrup barely simmers — if it boils hard, the egg threads will snap right away.
4. Fill the egg mixture into a piping bag with a very fine tip and draw thin streams over the syrup in slow circles.
5. Lift the threads off with two wooden sticks after 30–40 sec., once they're firm and glossy, and drain on a rack; keep going until the mixture is used up.
6. Gather the drained strands into small nests and serve lukewarm or cold with tea.