Desserts

Sabayon – Classic Israeli Egg Custard

Name: Sabayon – Classic Israeli Egg Custard
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 6 egg yolks; 6 tbsp sugar; 4 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp lemon peel grated; ½ cup water; Pinch salt

An egg custard with a delicate lemon aroma – a classic Israeli version of the Italian zabaglione. A beloved Passover dessert.

⏱ 17 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

⚖ Pareve 🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-free 🍷 Passover

👨‍🍳 Method

1
Put the egg yolks and the sugar in a small pot and whisk together.
Small saucepanWhisk
2
Add the lemon juice, lemon zest and water and mix until even.
3
Set over low heat and stir nonstop for about 10 minutes, until the mixture thickens and clings to the spoon.
StoveWhisk
💡Low heat and nonstop stirring: over high heat the yolks curdle into lumps before the curd thickens.
4
Add the salt and remove from the heat.
5
Pour into serving glasses and serve cold.

80calories

2 gprotein

10 gcarbs

3 gfat

● protein 10%● carbs 52%● fat 38%

Per serving (46 g), of 8 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

Egg yolks: measured in pieces: one ≈ 17 g · 322 kcal per 100 g · More about Egg yolks →
Sugar: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 12 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Lemon juice: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 21 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon juice →
Lemon peel: 1 tbsp = 6 g · 47 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon peel →
Water: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Water →
Salt: 1 tbsp = 18 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →

🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
Whisk · Also works: Hand mixer (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)

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🧩 Built from…

Cooked Lemon Curd

Cooked Lemon Curd · Cream Filling
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Possible additions: Whole eggs · Lemon juice · Passion fruit juice instead of lemon · Grated lemon zest · Water · Pinch of salt · Cold butter at the end · Cornstarch · Served in glasses

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