Condiments
Safe Meringue
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
30 min
Servings
4
Calories
150
A delicious Condiments recipe from the FatFree archive.
Ingredients
The New Safe Meringue
(from Alice Medrich's *wonderful* "Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts")
2 t. water
1/8 t. cream of tartar (important)
2 egg whites
4 T. sugar (can safely use1 T. per egg white .. will heat to 160 F 30-40%
more quickly .. be careful not to overcook .. though you can use up to 1/4
c. per white if recipe calls for it)
Work time: 7 minutes
(from Alice Medrich's *wonderful* "Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts")
2 t. water
1/8 t. cream of tartar (important)
2 egg whites
4 T. sugar (can safely use1 T. per egg white .. will heat to 160 F 30-40%
more quickly .. be careful not to overcook .. though you can use up to 1/4
c. per white if recipe calls for it)
Work time: 7 minutes
Instructions
1. Bring 1 inch water to gentle simmer in large skillet. Combine the 2 t.
water with cream of tartar in 4-6 cup stainless steel bowl. Addt he egg
whites and sugar and whisk together briskly to combine ingredients
thoroughly and break up the egg white clots (which have a tendency to
scramble first). Place instant read thermometer nera the stove in a mug of
very hot tap water.
2. Set bowl of egg whites in skillet. Stir mixture briskly and constantly
with a rubber spatula, scraping the sides and bottom often to avoid
scrambling the whites. After 1 minute, remove bowl from skillet. Quickly
insert (instant-read) thermometer, tilting bowl to cover stem by at least 2
inches. If less than 160 F, rinse thermometer in skillet water and return
it to mug. Replace bowl in skillet. Stir as before until temperature
reaches 160 F when bowl is removed. Beat on high speed until cool and
stiff.
This technique will achieve what is says: safe meringue. There is more
clear and very responsible info about safe meringue/raw egg whites in her
book on pages 138-141. I HIGHLY recommend this book and at least suggest
that those interested in meringue read this at a library or book store.
water with cream of tartar in 4-6 cup stainless steel bowl. Addt he egg
whites and sugar and whisk together briskly to combine ingredients
thoroughly and break up the egg white clots (which have a tendency to
scramble first). Place instant read thermometer nera the stove in a mug of
very hot tap water.
2. Set bowl of egg whites in skillet. Stir mixture briskly and constantly
with a rubber spatula, scraping the sides and bottom often to avoid
scrambling the whites. After 1 minute, remove bowl from skillet. Quickly
insert (instant-read) thermometer, tilting bowl to cover stem by at least 2
inches. If less than 160 F, rinse thermometer in skillet water and return
it to mug. Replace bowl in skillet. Stir as before until temperature
reaches 160 F when bowl is removed. Beat on high speed until cool and
stiff.
This technique will achieve what is says: safe meringue. There is more
clear and very responsible info about safe meringue/raw egg whites in her
book on pages 138-141. I HIGHLY recommend this book and at least suggest
that those interested in meringue read this at a library or book store.
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Nutrition Facts
Per Serving (4 servings)| Calories | 150 |
| Protein | 3,00 g |
| Carbohydrates | 25,00 g |
| Fat | 2,00 g |
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