Egg Balls
Origin: London, England
Source: Eliza Acton, 1845
Ingredients
- 4 new-laid eggs
- 1 raw egg yolk
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon flour
Instructions
- Boil four or five new-laid eggs for ten to twelve minutes.
- Transfer the eggs to fresh cold water and let them cool completely.
- Remove the yolks and pound them smoothly with the beaten yolk of one raw egg (or more if required).
- Add a little salt and cayenne to the mixture.
- Work in half a teaspoon of flour if desired.
- Roll the mixture into balls the size of marbles.
- Boil the balls for two minutes.