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The drink Egg legs (egg – egg, nog is short for noggin – a small mug of ale) has a long history and it originated in Scotland back in the XNUMXth century. The locals were very fond of preparing this hot drink for Christmas, and it contained only four ingredients: eggs, dark ale, honey and spices.
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History of the Egg Leg Cocktail
Egg Nog reached its peak of popularity in America when, in the XNUMXth century, bartender Jerry Thomas published a couple of recipes for this cocktail in his famous book, where ale was replaced with rum and milk. And in Jerry’s interpretation, this cocktail was prepared without heating, and he repeatedly focused on the fact that in Scotland they invented the hot drink Egg legs, and the Egg legs cocktail is the merit of the Americans.
But even in this variation, the Christmas cocktail in 2012 was excluded from the International Register of the Bartending Association. Nobody knows the exact reason, perhaps this was due to numerous variations of the recipe that claim to be original and today there are about 50 options.
Strong alcohol (rum, brandy, whiskey) began to be added to the New Year’s Egg Nog drink in America. The Italians like to add cherry syrup, and the Germans prefer to add egg liqueur instead of eggs.
And each of you can create your own recipe, substituting one type of alcohol for another, such as rum for vodka, or adding some kind of fruit or nut syrup. Here is only your flight of fancy and already this winter you can please your loved ones with your masterpiece.
And we will tell you how to cook Egg legs in more well-known variations.
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Classic Egg Leg Recipe
If you add cream instead of milk, then the drink will turn out to be very airy, and if you exclude alcohol, you will get a non-alcoholic Egg Legs cocktail.
You can also replace chicken eggs with quail eggs in a ratio of 1:5.
If you prefer a sweeter cocktail, just increase the amount of granulated sugar.
Ingredients
Chicken Eggs – 2 pieces.
Milk – 300 g
Dark rum (cognac, bourbon, whiskey) – 100 ml
Granulated sugar – 1 tbsp. l.
Cinnamon stick – 1 pc.
Vanillin – 1 pinch
Nutmeg – 1 pinch
Method of preparation
Mix the eggs with vanilla and granulated sugar and beat until smooth using a blender or whisk.
Pour in the chilled milk, mix again, add the cinnamon stick and pour into the pan.
Cook the egg-milk mixture over low heat (not boiling) for 15-20 minutes and stir constantly.
As soon as the mass begins to thicken, remove from heat and stir with a whisk for another 2-3 minutes.
Without ceasing to stir, pour in the prepared alcohol in a thin stream.
Before serving, add nutmeg to the drink and pour into cups.
Spicy Egg Legs 12 Servings
Ingredients
Chicken eggs – 12 pcs.
Milk – 2 liter
Cream (at least 20%) – 800 ml
Cointreau liqueur – 2 tbsp.
Granulated sugar – 2 tbsp.
Liquor Grand Marnier – 120 ml
Bean vanilla – 3 pc.
Allspice – 1 tsp
Ground cardamom – 1 tsp
Badyan – 2 stars
Grated nutmeg – 1 pc.
Method of preparation
Mix milk with cream, one glass of sugar, all spices and bring to a boil.
Meanwhile, beat the eggs with the remaining sugar.
Pour the egg mixture into the milk in small portions and continue to beat with a blender until thick.
At the very end, add Cointreau and Grand Marnier liqueurs and mix everything again.
Serve the finished drink hot, after pouring into cups.
Alcoholic Egg Leg Recipe Without Heating
Ingredients
Chicken Egg – 1 pcs.
Cognac – 60 ml
Dark rum – 30 ml
Milk – 80 ml
Nut syrup (sugar syrup) – 15 ml
Cinnamon stick
Ice
Method of preparation
Fill the shaker with ice and add cognac, dark rum, milk, nut syrup and egg, beat everything thoroughly.
Pour the cocktail through a strainer into a glass.
Garnish with a cinnamon stick before serving.
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Relevance: 10.12.2017
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