Incredible Eggs From giving cheese soufflé a lift to making creamy frosting and more, eggs are indispensable BY JASON ROSS
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ggs are the most useful and indispensable ingredient in cooking. What else could raise a soufflé and emulsify a sauce such as mayonnaise or aioli?
Eggs make ice cream smooth and creamy. They can whip up a base for buttercream frosting, inflate a pastry for cream puffs, and as you will see here, are used to make a dough that can create both éclairs and pasta dumplings. Think of all the different preparations of eggs, from poached to fried, and the varieties of omelets, including a baked Spanish omelet rich with potatoes and melting cheese known as a tortilla, or oyakodon, a Japanese poached egg rice bowl featured here. These and more egg-centered recipes highlight the ingredient’s strengths, and I include some do’s and don’ts to make the most of working with the incredible egg.
PHOTOGRAPHY TERRY BRENNAN FOOD STYLING LARA MIKLASEVICS
20 real food spring 2021
