Super-Cheap Duck Eggs!
My CSA just sent out an email saying that this year they will be offering a limited supply of duck eggs at the astonishing price of $6/dozen!!! (Yes, my CSA hasn't started yet - I live in the Great White North; we're still pretty much stuck on rhubarb and asparagus.) I've only been privileged to try duck eggs once in my life - they were drizzled with truffle oil and OMG, it was a life-altering experience.
However - what am I to do with lots of duck eggs? Sure, I could just get a half-dozen, but at that price I want to stock up, since lord knows if I'll ever be able to afford them again (especially if I am indeed doomed to a life of data entry, which at this point is looking ever-more likely)! I want to make sure that I showcase the flavor, without burying it (I tend to be a bit of a flavor-burier, mostly because a) I'm a spice addict, and b) I'm a one-pot meal queen). Of course, hard-boiled, fried, and scrambled are in the works, but I wanted to see what kinds of lovely ideas all of you might have as well!
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6 Comments:
Duck eggs are wonderful in baking.....they make everything rise better.
I would try them in a custard....the delicate flavor should really shine!
My father raised ducks for awhile on a small farm he had....I was amazed at the difference in the color of the whites when I cooked a duck egg & chicken egg side by side...the white of the duck egg was so pale & mild compared to the chicken egg. Enjoy your find!
mepolo at 2:45PM on 06/13/08
Thanks for the advice! I've been thinking about doing a rhubarb custard tart for awhile; I just haven't gotten around to it. Do you think the tartness of the rhubarb would overpower the duckiness of the eggs?
tacroy80 at 2:59PM on 06/13/08
Use your 'Duck Eggs' in any recipe you would use chicken eggs, just rememeber Duck eggs bigger so adjust by volume.
When we had ducks we use to the eggs in any egg recipe.
We don't have ducks anymore (We gave them to a family that has two huge ponds, they are very happy).
We do have peacocks (peahens), and we find peacock eggs are the best eggs we have ever tried, especially in any baked goods. It's nice to know others out there are putting different types of eggs to good use.
HelloChris at 4:23PM on 06/13/08
I love duck eggs. I once bought three dozen duck eggs while visiting a friend in Columbus, Ohio and I was driving halfway back to New York and my friend called my cell and said, "You left your duck eggs" and I was almost ready to turn around and drive 300 miles back just to pick up the duck eggs.
But I didn't.
I love DE poached (drop gently into boiling water, count to 120 for slightly runny, mostly soft/solid yolks.) I drop them, after poaching, into a bowl, then add hot homemade chicken soup with ramen. (Drink soup, then dip noodle into still-creamy yolk). I also love roasted asparagus with one or two poached duck eggs on top. Poach for 100 seconds and the yolks will be runnier, more like a sauce into which you dip the asapargus spears.
In any of the preparations I sprinkle low-salt soy sauce, not salt, on the yolks.
OH, how I love duck eggs. Did you know that ducks have to be in the mood? As opposed to chickens, who pretty much don't even notice what they're doing.
annien at 6:09PM on 06/13/08
Lol! Thanks for the advice!
tacroy80 at 1:43PM on 06/14/08
You could make Salted Duck Eggs: http://www.lilligren.com/homestead/duckeggs.html
caviarandcodfish at 11:06AM on 06/15/08