Thai Tea “Egg Sunny-side Up”

Surprise and wow with the brightly orange thai tea egg yolk served atop a coconut cream egg white.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Ingredients

Thai Tea Sphere:
710 g (3 cups) Water
70 g (12 tbsp) Thai Tea Mix
218 g (12 tbsp) Sweetened Condensed Milk
5g (1 ¼ tsp) Calcium Lactate Gluconate
500g Distilled Water
3.5g Perfected Sodium Alginate
Coconut Fluid Gel:
250 g (1 cup) water
50 g (3 tbsp, 1 tsp) Sugar
3.5g (1 ¼ tsp) Super Agar
0.3g Xanthan Gum
20 g (3 tbsp) Coconut Powder

Equipment

Blender
Medium Bowl
Spherification Mold
Small Pot
Spherification Spoon

Timing

Active Time: 15 Minutes
Total Time: 2-4 Hours

Yield

PLACEHOLDER

Freeze Tea Spheres

In a small pot bring water to a boil. Pour hot water over thai tea mix and let steep for 5 minutes. Strain out loose tea and discard. Weigh out 500 g of tea and then whisk in sweetened condensed milk and calcium lactate gluconate.

Pour thai tea mixture into reverse spherification mold and leave in the freezer overnight or until frozen solid.

Create Warm Setting Bath

In a container weigh out 500g distilled water and blend in 3.5g of perfected sodium alginate. Let settle until all bubbles have dissipated.

In a small saucepan add water/sodium alginate mixture, place on low heat and warm to 130°F.

Create Speres

Remove thai tea spheres from the freezer and place spheres in the warm alginate bath. Leave the spheres in the bath for 2-4 minutes. Remove spheres from the bath and place in distilled water.

Create Coconut Fluid Gel

In a saucepan add in water and sugar, stir until the sugar is dissolved. Whisk in coconut powder, super agar, and xanthan. Whisk until combined. Bring to a simmer.

Place coconut gel into a heat proof container and allow it to fully cool.

Once the gel is cooled, place it into a blender and blend on high speed until smooth.

Storage

For tips on how to store your spheres, refer to our free Spherification Course.

The fluid gel can be stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

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Recipe Name

Thai Tea “Egg Sunny-side Up”

Author Name

Modernist Pantry

Published On

2023-03-07

Preparation Time

0H15M

Total Time

4H0M

Average Rating

2.5

Based on 2 Review(s)