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Fios de ovos

Fine strands of egg yolk cooked in a sugar syrup, a speciality of the Aveiro region. They are used to decorate desserts or wound into nests, eaten on their own or with cakes.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Nutrition facts

181 kcal per serving

Protein
2.8 g
Carbohydrates
31.5 g
of which sugars
31.3 g
Fat
4.8 g
of which saturated fat
1.5 g
Fiber
0 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Heat the water and sugar in a saucepan until you have a light syrup. Simmer for 5 minutes, then lower the heat.
  2. Lightly whisk the yolks with the lemon juice in a bowl.
  3. Pour the yolks in a very thin stream into the hot syrup, moving steadily, to form strands.
  4. Cook gently for 5 to 8 minutes, until the strands become firm and translucent.
  5. Remove from the heat, drain on a rack and let cool.
  6. Shape into small nests or use them to decorate desserts.

Variations and tips

Nest presentation. Wind the warm strands around a canelé mould to make small nests.

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Original Ecomely recipe.