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Thong Yot (Golden Egg Yolk Drops)

One serving has 364 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of choline (77%), selenium (41%), cobalamin (33%), pantothenic acid (24%), phosphorus (22%) and vitamin A (22%). Ready in 35 minutes.

Thong Yot (Golden Egg Yolk Drops)
Photo: Praewdu, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 20 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (141 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
  • Contains: alcohol, egg

Ingredients

  • 40 g Egg yolks, raw
  • 60 g Sugar
  • 40 g Water
  • 1 g Vanilla extract

Method

  1. Beat the egg yolks and strain through a fine sieve to remove the chalazae for a silky-smooth mixture; this recipe makes one portion of about 8-10 sweet drops, so multiply everything for more servings.
  2. Bring the sugar, water and vanilla to a gentle boil in a wide, shallow pan, then reduce to a bare simmer to make a light sugar syrup.
  3. Working quickly, drop small amounts of the yolk (using a piping bag or teaspoon) into the simmering syrup and poach each drop about 1 minute until just set and no longer runny.
  4. Lift the golden drops out with a slotted spoon and let them cool in a little extra syrup before serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy364 kcal17%
Carbohydrates61.5 g
Water61.4 mL
Fiber0 g0%
Protein6.3 g13%
Tryptophan0.07 g
Threonine0.27 g
Isoleucine0.35 g
Leucine0.56 g
Lysine0.49 g
Methionine0.15 g
Cystine0.11 g
Phenylalanine0.27 g
Tyrosine0.27 g
Valine0.38 g
Histidine0.17 g
Fat10.6 g
Monounsaturated4.7 g
Polyunsaturated1.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.05 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.4 g
Saturated3.8 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol434 mg
Calcium53.5 mg5%
Copper0.04 mg4%
Iron1.1 mg6%
Magnesium2.5 mg1%
Manganese0.03 mg2%
Phosphorus156 mg22%
Potassium46.3 mg1%
Selenium22.8 µg41%
Sodium21.5 mg
Zinc0.93 mg12%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.07 mg6%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.22 mg20%
Niacin (vitamin B3)0.01 mg0%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.2 mg24%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.14 mg11%
Folate (vitamin B9)58.4 µg15%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.78 µg33%
Choline328 mg77%
Vitamin A152 µg22%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)87.2 IU15%
Vitamin E1 mg7%
Vitamin K0.28 µg0%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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