How to Pasteurize Egg Yolks?

How to Pasteurize Egg Yolks
  1. Combine the eggs and liquid or sugar: In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine as many yolks as you need in your recipe with 2 tablespoons water, sugar, or liquid from the recipe per egg. ...
  2. Cook over low heat until the mixture reaches 160°F: ...
  3. Cool if necessary, then use immediately:

Do you need to pasteurize egg yolks?

Mayonnaise, Hollandaise and Caesar Salad dressings contain raw eggs which can carry salmonella bacteria. ... Egg yolks would normally start to cook at 140°F, but you can use a microwave to pasteurize egg yolks without cooking them, so they can safely be used in mayonnaise and other preparations requiring raw egg yolks.

How do you pasteurize eggs without cooking them?

Egg yolks would normally start to cook at 140 F, but this process allows you to use the microwave to pasteurize egg yolks without cooking them. The process works by adding an acid to the egg yolks—either in the form of lemon juice or vinegar.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Global Business & E-Commerce Reporter

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