No Egg Recipes
by Northern Life
The UK is seeing a serious egg shortage. Recipe box service Gousto has whipped up four innovative ways to replace eggs in your recipes.
1. Pancakes:
It’s easy to be creative with pancakes, both savoury and sweet, using hot or cold toppings or adding a delicious savoury filling to make them into a good hearty meal. No eggs? No problem! Gousto has a perfect vegan pancake recipe to pack with any fillings or toppings your heart desires. Find the recipe here.
2. Hollandaise:
Hollandaise is notorious for requiring lots of egg yolks. For a great hollandaise hack you can use mayo in place of your fresh eggs. It won’t split and it is very quick and easy: Melt 40g butter in a pot over a low heat. Once melted, remove the pot from the heat and add 50ml mayonnaise, a splash of white wine vinegar and a teaspoon of dijon mustard. Whisk until you have a thick sauce then season with salt and pepper. Stir through some fresh chopped dill or chives for extra flavour.
Hollandaise
3. Scrambled Tofu:Firm tofu is a fantastic alternative to scrambled eggs. All you need to do is crumble the tofu into small pieces and mix with a little turmeric, a generous pinch of salt and some nutritional yeast (or finely grated cheese if you prefer). Fry it in a little oil and butter for 8-10 mins then add a small splash of milk and season with pepper. Serve on buttered toast, or use the scrambled tofu to top off a delicious noodle dish, like Gousto’s Vietnamese Scrambled Tofu Noodle Broth.
Scrambled Tofu
4. Meringue:For perfect stiff peaks, without egg whites, try a genius substitute aquafaba. Aquafaba is the liquid that is in tinned chickpeas. Drain your tin of chickpeas (keeping the liquid!) and use in place of egg whites in your favourite meringue recipe. Two tablespoons of aquafaba is about the equivalent of one eggwhite. And as a bonus you’ll have some leftover chickpeas to add to your curry later…
5. Shakshuka:
A middle Eastern brunch staple also known as baked eggs. The chefs at recipe box Gousto developed this stunning vegan version with creamy tahini swirled through in place of the eggs. Fancy scoring all five of your 5-a-day in one veg-packed vegan brunch? Find the recipe here.
6. Omelette: For a delicious egg-free omelette you can use Chickpea flour (or “Gram flour”). For 1 omelette: whisk together 50g chickpea flour and 80ml water until you get a smooth paste. Then season generously and add all your favourite omelette toppings: cheese, chopped tomato and fresh herbs are my favourites! Melt butter and oil in a frying pan then add your mix. Cook on both sides until set and slightly golden then add some extra cheese and fold in half.
