Make dippy ‘egg’ for your soldiers with this vegan egg yolk recipe
This vegan egg yolk recipe is perfect for dunking your toasty soldiers. It’s a nostalgic breakfast treat that’s fully plant-based!
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This egg sauce is super simple to make and is great for dipping toasted soldiers.
It has a perfect eggy taste, and even replicates the gooey texture of a dippy egg yolk.
How to make vegan egg yolk
There are two main components in making this vegan egg yolk recipe: oobleck and kala namak.
No, you haven’t just been cursed – those are the names of ingredients and they’re essential to the structure and flavour of this dip.
Oobleck is made from a mixture of cornflour and water. It looks like a liquid and behaves as such when you slowly dip your finger into it, but if you punch it or squeeze it hard, it’ll feel solid.
In this recipe, oobleck acts as a thickener, helping to give the dip its authentic egg yolk viscosity.
Kala namak, on the other hand, gives the vegan dippy egg its strong, eggy flavour.
Also known as black salt, kala namak has achieved cult status in the vegan community as a powerful egg flavour replacer.
The egginess comes from the salt’s high sulphur levels. This sulphur interacts with other ingredients when added to recipes, causing a chemical reaction that gives off an egg-like flavour.
How to serve vegan egg yolk
This saucy recipe is perfect to serve as the classic dippy egg and soldiers for a tasty vegan breakfast.
Simply serve your warm vegan egg yolk in an egg cup, shot glass, or small ramekin, alongside a few rounds of buttered white or brown toast cut into strips.
Alternatively, fill a bread roll or two slices of bread with a slab of fried tofu and a large spoonful of this dip for an authentically messy fried egg sandwich.
Recipe tip:
Turmeric will darken as it cooks, so add it right at the end to keep your ‘yolk’ pale and yellow. As you cook your turmeric it will enhance the flavour, but will give your yolks a deep, burnt orange colour.
Total Time: 5 minutes
Calories: 11
Servings: 4
Rating:
Nutritional information per serving:
Serving size
64g
calories
11
fat
0.1g
saturates
0g
carbs
1.4g
sugars
0.2g
fibre
0g
protein
0.8g
salt
0.02g
Total Time: 5 minutes
Calories: 11
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
(Servings: 4)
- 0.25 0.25 Tbsp nutritional yeast
- 0.25 0.25 tsp kala namak
- 0.125 0.125 tsp turmeric
- 60 60 ml water
- To make the oobleck
- 0.5 0.5 tsp cornflour
- 0.5 0.5 tsp water
Method
- Make the oobleck by tipping your cornflour into a bowl and slowly stiring in the water until combined.
- Add the oobleck and all other ingredients to a saucepan and whisk together over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes, until the cornflour has cooked out and the sauce has thickened, season to taste.
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