This Summer my family has developed a taste for smoked bologna and personally, I've developed a liking for the "burnt ends". When I saw a package of ends and pieces at my local butcher shop (https://www.shulermeats.com) I knew I had to give them a shot.
So with this video, I give you "Hillbilly Tenderloin Burnt Ends".
Saturday, August 25, 2018
Making Starbucks Sous Vide Egg Bites in a Lidl SilverCrest Sous Vide Machine (Water Oven)
This is a LONG video that covers a box opening and the first use of a Lidl SILVERCREST Sous Vide Water Oven to make a low carb copycat version of Starbucks' Sous Vide Bacon & Gruyere Egg Bites. The actual cook begins at 8:35 and you can skip ahead to the reveal at 17:18.
Lessons learned:
7:50 Start the machine outside for its maiden voyage and make sure to add water!
8:34 Find a cheese grater and grate the cheese separately and add it to the jars along with the bacon and then top with the blended eggs.
9:44 Spray the inside of the lid as the eggs like to stick there too.
11:30 Crisp the pre-cooked bacon and opt for a brand with thin slices. As a bacon lover, I can't believe I'm saying this, but thinner is better for these.
12:25 Invest in a jar lifter! There are a BUNCH of canning kits available that contain more or less the items that you may find useful. I purchase the Ball kit that can be purchased for less than $10 https://amzn.to/2B3YMje and the 4oz Ball Mason jars were perfect and can be had for around $1 each https://amzn.to/2MbtXOC
14:09 Preheat the water and be sure you have enough time to account for the temperature drop that comes when you add the cool jars to the hot water.
One hour at 172F seems a bit long. I'll experiment with lower temps and or shorter cook time. The Joule app suggests that poached eggs can be cooked at 147F for 90 minutes, so I think I might start at 150F and go from there.
If you don't have a Lidl there are a number of interesting Sous Vide machines on Amazon. Here's the Bluetooth Anova that we own and love: https://amzn.to/2MsMc1v but if I had to do it over I would go with the wifi & Bluetooth version that is available https://amzn.to/2KNXU1K because there have been times that I'll wander away and it will disconnect from my phone. This won't happen with wifi.
There are a lot of "Water Oven" style sous vide devices on the market and it looks like the Hamilton Beach unit is quite similar to this Lidl unit. Can you do better? OH YES! But for the money these work just fine.
Starbucks describes their egg bites as "A foodie delight, even when you're on-the-go. We've taken cage-free eggs and prepared them using the French "sous vide" technique resulting in a velvety texture that's bursting with flavor. We added aged Gruyere and Monterey Jack cheese, and topped them with Applewood smoked bacon for a delicious, high protein, convenient breakfast."
According to the Starbucks website, their egg bites contain:
Cottage cheese, eggs, Monterey jack cheese, unsalted butter, gruyere cheese, uncured bacon, rice starch, hot sauce, and salt.
Nothing bad, really, but to simplify the cook and to ensure that I'm keeping it as low carb as possible, I kept mine to eggs, gruyere cheese, bacon, salt, pepper and a shot of cooking spray.
SILVERCREST Sous Vide Water Oven SVSV 550 B2 as described by Lidl:
* For cooking, vacuum cooking, low-temperature cooking, reheating and keeping foods warm.
* Electronic temperature control allows for precise cooking (104-210°F in 2°F increments)
* Removable interior aluminum pot with non-stick coating
* 24-hour timer
* LED display showing set water temperature and current water temperature, as well as the time remaining (timer)
* Brushed stainless steel exterior
* Removable cord for easy storage
* Includes two stainless steel cooling racks to transfer cooked items
* Pairs perfectly with Silvercrest vacuum sealer and poly tubing
* 550W
* Dimensions: 16.6" x 11.3" x 10.5"
If you are new to sous vide cooking you need to subscribe to two channels immediately!
Sous Vide Everything: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpFuaxD-0PKLolFR3gWhrMw
Chef Steps: https://www.youtube.com/user/chefsteps
Anova has an excellent blog post on how to make copycat versions of several of the Starbucks Sous Vide Egg Bites that's worth bookmarking: https://anovaculinary.com/easy-homemade-sous-vide-egg-bites
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