TLE 10 Prepare and Cook Egg Dishes

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Learning Outcome:

Prepare and Cook Egg Dishes


Market Forms of Egg
1. Fresh Eggs or shell eggs may be purchased
individually, by dozen or in trays of 36 pieces.
2. Frozen Eggs – are made of high quality fresh
eggs. They come in the form of whole eggs with
extra yolks and whites. Frozen eggs are
pasteurized and must be thawed before use.
3. Dried Eggs – are seldom used. Their whites are
used for preparing meringue. Dried eggs are used
primarily as ingredients in food industry. They are
not commonly sold directly to consumers.
Uses of Eggs in Culinary
1. Coagulation of protein (white 60-65⁰C,
yolk 65-70⁰C
2. Formation of greenish discoloration at the
interface of the yolk and white when egg is
overcooked
Uses of Eggs
1. Cooked and served “as is”
2. Egg as emulsifier
3. As binding, thickening agent and gelling agents
4. As foam
5. As coloring and flavoring agent
Egg Products
1. Balut from duck eggs
2. Pidan Eggs
2. Century Egg
4. Pickled Egg

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