Carbonara Butter
Category
Sides
Servings
2
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
1 minute
There's only two things I like more than my girlfriend. And that's butter and carbonara.
Ingredients
3 egg yolks
500 g / 1.1 lbs of salt
2 pieces of streaky bacon
200 g / 7 oz of unsalted butter, room temperature
2 tsp of pepper, freshly cracked
1 cup of parmesan cheese, finely grated
Salt cured egg yolk
Rest of butter
Directions
Salt cured egg yolk
Place a bed of the salt in a lasagne pan
Using the back of a spoon make three wells for the yolks
Separate eggs and gently place each yolk in the well
Cover the egg yolks completely with salt
Cover completely with cling film to ensure air tight
Place in fridge for a week to cure
Remove the yolks, dust off excess salt and rinse in water
Pat dry with paper towel and place on a rack
Place in 64 C / 150 F pre-heated oven for 1 - 1.5 hrs to dry out
Let cool to room temperature
Finely grate a yolk and set aside to use in butter
Carbonara Butter
Cook bacon either in a pan or the oven and chop finely
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl
Can I still use the yolk if it had bursted?
How long can I keep this for?
Hi All, Just one yolk in the butter.
How many yolks in the butter please? 1 or all?
Do you only use 1 egg yolk or all 3?