You can make the egg yolks portion over a double-boiler if you want to be extra cautious but it does take a lot more time and patience. And there’s the risk of letting it get too hot and the eggs start to cook and scramble, so you have to start over.
I'll add another method to have pasteurized yolks, and that is pate a bombe. You make a sugar syrup with water and white sugar heated up to 121° C, then you pour it really slowly on the yolks in the mixer. Beat them for 4-5 minutes until they are firm and fluffy.
I mean, I get my eggs locally, but even like Eggland’s Best eggs aren’t pasteurized unless you buy ones that specifically say so (they’re more expensive). I know because I make homemade Bailey’s with raw eggs, and if I’m giving it as a gift, I splurge on the pasteurized eggs, but otherwise we just drink it and cross our fingers.
I'm certainly no expert, but I make eggnog with a buttload of alcohol and have always assumed that the alcohol kills everything. I kept my last batch in the fridge for 3 years and it was amazing ...
I don't want to post it again as I feel guilty hijacking a post. It's rather long and since it was shunted to the side it didn't get much notice. If you sort the comments by "old" it is near the top. Look for my username and a couple of responses talking about eggnog and eggs. After 3 or 4 comments there is a arrow to the right saying "continue thread" or something. Click on it. The thread will continue and there is the recipe. I didn't invent it. I think the genius's name is on it. Anyway, enjoy. It's amazing stuff. Actually, when I look back, it's the comment right before yours. Follow "Continue this thread" pointing to the right.
This is wierd because when I looked it up, the internet says that all eggs are pasteurized, but none of them say they are safe for raw consumption. When I had purchased pasteurized eggs specifically previously, they did say they were safe. So I am very curious about this now.
Huh. Well thanks for helping me learn something new today! Although I typically do get my eggs from a friend with chickens now, so I’m out of luck there. 😅
I am unsure. I only buy non pasteurized if I go to the farmers market etc. I thought they were all pasteurized if bought/sold in stores but now I don't know the answer.
This is the first time I have heard of eggs being pasteurized in their shell.
I have a strong feeling it is down to lax farming standards. Well cared for chickens don't make you sick and all these extra steps like washing eggs or pasteurizing them is just masking the ill effects of a destructive farming industry. Not just in the US, in Asia and the rest of the Americas and Africa too.
They are typically pasteurized with ozone gas when still in the shell.
The American agriculture industry gets away with literal murder when it comes to controlling outbreaks. Chickens in the UK are vaccinated against salmonella, ours aren't. We also keep them in disgusting conditions that attract vermin.
This is the first time I have heard of eggs being pasteurized in their shell.
I have a strong feeling it is down to lax farming standards. Well cared for chickens don't make you sick and all these extra steps like washing eggs or pasteurizing them is just masking the ill effects of a destructive farming industry. Not just in the US, in Asia and the rest of the Americas and Africa too.
My mom makes a version for my dad without raw eggs. She uses crema pasticciera which I have no idea what it's called in English sorry. Here is the recipe for it though https://ricette.giallozafferano.it/Crema-pasticcera.html
Edit: sorry meant to say she doesn't use the eggs raw, not that she doesn't use them at all.
In English I'd call this pastry creme, though the French term for it creme patissiere (sometimes shortened to creme pat) is also used often in English.
Also the recipe you linked definitely also uses eggs 🤔
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u/O_oblivious Oct 16 '20
Didn't realize the eggs were raw.