How Can You Cook Brine Eggs?

Sole eggs are a specialty that many people know but have never tried. It’s a shame, because the eggs pickled in brine not only taste good, they also keep for a long time. Here you can find out how to put in salt eggs and make them yourself. Try it out and enjoy!

Soleier – from a pub classic to a culinary trend?

Salt eggs have long been offered as a hearty snack in pubs. A beer, a schnapps and a solei – that’s the deluxe men’s table setting! But brine eggs were also popular as traditional home cooking. Often (almost) forgotten delicacies develop into trends. Salt eggs may also be celebrating a culinary comeback – so why not start with them right away? If you like to cook with eggs, we also recommend our delicious egg recipes.

Putting on the brine: That’s how it works!

The trick with brine eggs is the brine. This preserves the eggs and usually makes them last for several weeks or longer. The taste of brine eggs depends on the spices that are added to the brew. Rosemary, bay leaves and caraway are popular. And quite a few recipes for brine eggs contain vinegar. However, you can also soak brine eggs in pure brine in the classic way.

Preparing brine eggs in a glass is easy. Water and salt are boiled. Hard boil the eggs and let them cool. Then break the eggshell all the way around without breaking it open. Then put the eggs in a sealable glass jar, pour the hot liquid over the eggs until they are covered and leave to stand in the fridge for at least 24 hours (better: two to three days).

Soleier: taste hit and eye-catcher

In addition to spices, you can also add other ingredients to the broth. A visual side effect is the coloring along the shell cracks. Onion skins result in a brownish colour, beetroot juice a reddish colour. This marbling makes brine eggs an absolute eye-catcher! You can also prepare brine eggs without the shell, but then the salt content in the brew usually has to be reduced and the shelf life is also reduced.

Tip: Before eating brine eggs, you should always make sure that the eggs are still good. You can find out how to tell whether an egg is still edible under Recognizing rotten eggs, for example. You can find more information and things worth knowing about eggs in our expert guide to eggs.